I 'spose I should confess. I've written 3 novels. Yep. I now poise off highdive. I'm combing through the first one to correct errors, and grammar and all the rest of the snarlies that make publishers go 'eek!' and fling the ms (writerese for Manuscript) out the window. But Like newbie author-wanna-be's I hesitate. What comes first? the agent or the publisher? The novel is a apocolyptic story about a psychic who denies her gift as she considers it a curse. It is, in the sense that it compels her to tell people things they don't want to hear. Enter the bad guy who poisons the world through his breakfast cereal. He knows she's out there, and wants to find her, to annex her to him, or destroy her. I found it great to wipe out nearly 85% of the world population. (It's fantasy, people, fantasy, and the ending is good, solid, and compassionate.) Nice ending. Lots of humor. Lots of suspense. The hero is a heroine.
She's not drop-dead gorgeous, just like us regular folks except she's got this lil talent. The second novel is a sequel. The third is another slant on where the world is going, from the view of a reluctant anti-christ. He doesn't want the job, folks.
I got a trio! I've worked hard on these, Writ, rewrit, poured over, inspected and thrown out tons of verbiage. Now, I want these things to see the light of day. Sure I could publish on-line, but I do want recompense for nearly 20 years of writing. I could schlep these to writers conferences but that costs money, and I am on limited paltry income. If there be a kindred soul out there who could give me a leg up, I'm not proud. HELP?
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