Hello April (month, not the Giraffe)

Well, the first revision is done and the ball is back in their court (a little Final Four humor). Now what? I guess I wait. But what a whirlwind week I had. Work was crazy, but every night, I spent revising my manuscript. I’d wake up in the middle of the night and think of a new twist or struggle with a weak spot.  Now all I can do is wonder: Did I make every edit the editor requested? Was I able to provide the background he wanted? If not, do I get another chance to polish the story? Will there be more editors with even more revision? Since I’m a newbie at this, I really don’t know the next step and waiting is not my strong point. And so I wait…

I think back on this time a year ago and I wasn’t even submitting. Heck, I wasn’t even writing. If I’d stayed vigilant, would I be farther along? Probably. Would I be more successful? Maybe. Who knows? Two things I do know for sure:

1).          my success/failure is a direct result of my actions - if I don’t try, I’ll never succeed, and

2).          the first step is BIC