A ritual born out of love, a seventeen year veil of secrecy finally lifted between two worlds.
As Rowan Shaw approaches her seventeenth birthday, she learns that the one person she should trust above all others has lied to her. Again. And then a chain of events catapults her into a world that she never knew existed, one where evil lives and breathes amongst humanity. And without consciously willing it, she begins to delve into their souls.
As she’s forced to come to terms with her new powers and as they continue to evolve, Rowan’s life becomes entangled with those whose souls she’s touched. And whilst trying to protect her identity, she also finds herself having to protect those she loves.
I've been subbing this out to agents since July 2011, and have come to a number of conclusions. The whole process from writing the first draft of a novel to the second, third, and fourth draft, subbing it out, and waiting for responses is painfully slow. And the non-stock responses at times seem very random.
I think in reality what happens is that the success of a submission depends on:
- Quality of the submission.
- Agent's preference
- Agent's mood
- A big dollop of luck
Anyone got any good luck rituals out there that I could use? No rabbit's feet though please. I couldn't look at my bunnies in the same way again, seeing the fear in their eyes, imagining their silent cries of 'murderer'. Pots of leprechaun gold are most welcome though.
According to Nicola Morgan, all you need to do is write the right book at the right time, and send it to the right person at the right time - I suspect that last part may be the trickiest to achieve, but I’m sure you’ll get there.
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