{"id":1991,"date":"2018-09-13T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2021-03-25T10:48:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T14:48:28","slug":"tmsc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/tmsc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Special Chosen, Pt. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alright, here’s part two of the history of\u00a0The Most Special Chosen<\/em> (TMSC<\/em>). This is another one of those posts I can’t explain why I haven’t written. But, finally, here is the story of how\u00a0The Most Special Chosen <\/em>got picked up by a publisher.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Burning Willow Press<\/a>\u00a0(BWP) attended Paracon<\/a> in Virginia Beach. Because it was only 4 (ish) hours away, we decided to attend. Jim wanted to meet the publishers in person. I was also interested in taking photos of Ferry Plantation<\/a> because I’d only recently gotten my Canon Rebel T5.<\/p>\n

We spent some time talking to Edd and Kindra<\/a> and met another BWP author, Mark Reefe<\/a>. After a bit, we went inside to take photos and get out of the heat. Unfortunately, my battery died after the second room.<\/p>\n

So, once we finished going through the house, I took my camera back to the car. No sense in lugging around something basically useless.<\/p>\n

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When I got back, Edd caught me off-guard by mentioning, “I hear you’re an author, too.” If you haven’t read\u00a0The Most Special Chosen<\/em>, Pt. 1<\/a>, I suggest you do so.<\/p>\n

After a few panicked milliseconds where I had no idea what to say, I acknowledged that I had a self-published novel. We had a short conversation about my book. I was very surprised when he requested I submit the first three chapters. At the time, BWP was almost exclusively horror and suspense\/thriller.<\/p>\n

I’ll admit, contrary to logic, I was annoyed with James for mentioning my book. Not because of the ultimate outcome, but because I was blindsided.<\/p>\n

I actually considered not submitting my book. I wasn’t sure I wanted to go down that route. But, ultimately, I figured I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.<\/p>\n

So, I submitted the first three chapters and waited. And waited. After about 9 weeks, I heard from Edd. He liked my book and offered me a contract.<\/p>\n

Once again, I had to ask myself if this was what I wanted. It would be a year and a half until TMSC<\/em> re-released, and I’d have to take it off sale during that time. Jim and I had a long discussion, and, ultimately, I decided to accept the contract.<\/p>\n

Looking back, I have mixed feelings about my decision. I’ve learned a lot since then, about writing, marketing, and myself. I’ve made a lot of author friends. But, I miss feeling as though my time is my own.<\/p>\n

There is a certain level of stress that comes with being an author, and it would be a lie to say I don’t miss the days when I didn’t have that.\u00a0But, ultimately, I’m fairly satisfied with how things are going.<\/p>\n

I wish I could have given you a great story about working hard and ultimately succeeding, but my story, like so many in the world, came down to a case of being in the right place, at the right time, with the right person. After all, Fate Happens. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alright, here’s part two of the history of\u00a0The Most Special Chosen. This time I actually tell you how I got published.<\/p>\n

Keep ReadingThe Most Special Chosen, Pt. 2<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[185,7],"class_list":["post-1991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exalted-bloodlines","tag-my-books","tag-the-most-special-chosen","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Z77k-w7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2072,"url":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/milestone-giveaway\/","url_meta":{"origin":1991,"position":0},"title":"Massive Milestone Extravaganza","author":"Rachel","date":"August 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I hit a bunch of milestones last week. 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