Does the image to your right look familiar? That's my baby. If you grabbed yourself a copy, I would like to thank you. As a writer, my primary goal is to share my stories with the world and hopefully bring joy and fascination to my readers.
Secondly, if you did get a copy of Wallflower, you are one of the few to own a real, live limited edition novel. You see, after only one year in business, my publisher has closed its doors, returning me and my book to the mean streets of the literary homeless.
I am no longer a represented author. I am no longer published.
I can hear you now: "But Jennifer, why can't you just self-publish Wallflower?" I would, my friends, but you must understand, self-publishing is an expensive venture. One must be somewhat independently wealthy to do so. I could just slap it up on Amazon and sell only e-copies, but I feel I would be cheating my readers out of the possibility of owning a paperback. Aside from that, I wouldn't be able to buy copies of my own book to sell at public appearances and book signings. After all, you must have an actual, physical book in order for me to sign it.
No, I'm going to jump back into the fray to look for a literary agent to represent my stories. I've already begun the slow and arduous journey of slogging through the slush piles as I claw my way to the surface for some air.
This blog is about the evolution of Wallflower. Unfortunately, I feel this particular work has moved as far up the evolutionary ladder as it can possibly go. As a result, I've decided this will be the last entry for this blog. It's time to retire it and I'm very sad.
No, I'm not giving up, mind you. I have plenty of finished stories and novels just waiting to test their wings, but they can't leave the nest without a nest to leave from. Perhaps I will start a blog about that.
To those of you who have been following my work, thank you. I hope to find myself in your good graces again as quickly as possible. As the saying goes: When one door closes, another one opens somewhere. I'm off to find that open door.
This is Jennifer B. Fields signing off.
Write On!
