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JT Mosby's avatar

This article is quite excellent and really resonated with me after recently completed my first manuscript and pursuing the traditional publishing route. "I couldn’t define my first book’s genre," I can relate to that. I wrote the story I had to tell without any concern for genre. So much to learn. Thank you for sharing your experience. I look forward to reading more of your writing.

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Lidija Hilje's avatar

Hi, JT! I'm still finding my way around Substack, so I missed this comment somehow as well as your note on your pledge. I just read it now, and I really wanted to say, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm so glad my article resonated with you and I hope you will find more useful content down the road.

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Sarah's avatar

Thanks for sharing your journey!

All writing roads have bends and pot holes—nice to be reminded of that.

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Ariane Elizabeth Scholl's avatar

Such a useful and thought provoking post. It’s been so true that I’ve focused so long on finishing a manuscript, that I didn’t have the mental space to think concretely about next steps. Spending time doing this now so this is very timely.

Also, yes! Create a post about questions to ask an agent. I would love to read that!

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Lidija Hilje's avatar

The post about agent call questions coming your way very soon! :)

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Ariane Elizabeth Scholl's avatar

And you DELIVERED!

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Lidija Hilje's avatar

So glad to hear it, Nat!

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