Too Excited For Words!!!

Hi Everyone:

Just wanted to let you know we survived an earthquake, a wicked storm and a hurricane all in the same week.  But none of that excitement compares with my news.

Our very favorite publisher has requested the full manuscript of our book!!!!!  This is huge.  We sent in just a letter summarizing the book and our writing experiences.  Typically, most of these letters get deposited into a slush pile and very few brand new writers get an invitation to submit a manuscript.

Today we received a request to submit the whole work.  In other words we have their attention.  Please oh please pray that they will like what they see.  If so, the next step is that they will offer to purchase it. 

We will keep you informed.

Barbara and Jack!!

Sarah's Blessing

Our book is finished, (huge sigh of relief inserted here.) We are finishing our last draft of it.  All we need to do now is to do one more review of the whole work to see if anything else needs to be nudged.  So when we receive the request to "submit manuscript" (silent prayer going up here) we will just have to push the print button.

We are up to 61,200 words and about 260 pages.  When we first sat down to write, we were afraid that we wouldn't be able to come up with 1,000 words for our story... Several weeks later we are scratching our heads and asking... um did we over do it?  It's actually a really good feeling.

I want to print a couple of copies out just so I can feel it.  Jack says wait.  Haven't you ever wanted to sleep with something that is very precious to you..... hmmm?  Well except for your spouse of course.

We sent a query letter out on July 7 to our favorite publisher and we have our fingers, toes, and eyes crossed that we will hear from them soon! Send a prayer up for us if you get a minute and think about it. 

I will post, soon, a synopsis to the book for your reading enjoyment.  Tune in as I keep you updated on our progress!!!

Barbara