I heard back from a publisher! I sent a query in last week and they enjoyed the preview of my book and asked to see the entire manuscript. Not officially a yes, but a step in the right direction! Getting published for the first time is a challenge for writers. This is one of the reasons I started my blog. Writers must prove that they are willing to market their work and that people are out there reading their words.
     I've been contacting everyone I know for hookups in middle schools around Omaha, the rest of Nebraska and Iowa to see if I can maybe talk to some students about my writing and my blog. So far, my friend Jenny has put me in touch with some of her friends and I'm hoping to be a part of the Oxbow Youth Writing Project at the Hope Center this summer!
     I am also hoping to go speak to a few schools and do writing projects with the students or read my work and pitch my blog. Let me know if you know anyone I should be talking to!
     Thank you all so much for reading my words! Peace, love, good health and happy reading to you all :)