  
Hello Everyone,
Lady M is very keen to get her latest work about some singing horses noticed by those big fish at Disney in the hope that they will publish and animate her work. She has explored many avenues in her pursuit and has learned that there is only one way forward... get an agent. Now, after all her years as a writer she knows that this is like the proverbial needle in the haystack. In fact, she gave up trying to get an agent years ago. However, 'needs must when the devil drives'. So, once again, she is searching and so far has received nothing but rejections. Rejections are depressing and demoralising. Did the agent really look at the work? Can they not see the potential? Is this rejection email the standard one? Is it time to give up?
This is where writers need those magic moments to carry them through. Four years ago Lady M was speaking at a seminar on earnings in relation to writing. There were six of them addressing an enthusiastic throng. The first two speakers had done research and discovered that the odds of making any money from writing were slim. Only those at the top of the tree like JKR and Dan Brown took most of the income while about 95% of writers earned a pittance if anything. The message was 'write for love and not money'. In fact, it was depressing. Lady M was the third speaker and changed the tone by saying it was the 'magic moments' which kept writers going and continued talking of her own such moments. Later, she had a message on Twitter...
"There are magic moments in writing that keep you going" another nugget from author @MarilynLRice @UKGamesExpo pic.twitter.com/u8rWbPCXMS
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Well, she was really surprised. So, you never know what kind of impact you're making on others. (She looked at the pic and thought 'must not slouch!')
The magic moments?
1. After all the hassle, writing, typesetting, proof reading, cover and decisions you see YOUR book for the first time. Wow. MAGIC.
2. Someone BUYS your book. They actually give you money for your work.
3. People are actually asking where they can buy your book. Well, not many but some are interested in reading YOUR work.
4. You read a nice review of your work.
5. You publish a second book and become an author/publisher of bookS! MAGIC. That little 's' on the end of the sentence is so, so, so, important.
6. People start ordering your NEXT book in advance. Hey, peeps like your work so much that they cannot wait for your next one. You've got a small fan club but from little acorns...
7. You become an international author. It is not only people in your own country but others around the world who are now reading your work.
This week I would like to give this message to my fellow writers... learn to accept rejection but hold on to the 'magic moments'. Never give up. The pics at the top? Lady M at a book signing, her first four books and Lady M at a book fair.
Keep writing my friends.
Love, Lady M xxx
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