I just got the thumbs up from my agent about an outline for a young adult novel. Now, some may argue that getting approval from your agent is one step above getting a pat on the head from your mom, but my agent has to sell my ideas. If she doesn't believe in something, she doesn't want to put her neck on the line. I'm going to take her thumbs up as a little victory.
Next step, the outline goes to the publisher who asked if I wanted to pitch novel ideas. I still owe him an outline, and I've been working on that all morning. I'm not loving this second outline yet. I think the idea needs more time to ferment. Better to send an outline I like than one that doesn't spark. After all, I'm the one who has to work on it for a year.
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