Hey Sascha, just wanted to say my local library in Wellington, New Zealand has your book. Your hard work most definitely paid off, you are an amazing writer. Thank you for never giving up!
Thank you for sharing this, and well done on your persistence! I can't imagine how demoralising it must have been until the very end, I'm not sure I could have coped myself!
I recently read Stephen King's On Writing and he said this: he pinned every single rejection letter he had received to his wall with a nail, “By the time I was fourteen, the nail in my wall would no longer support the weight of the rejection slips impaled upon it."
I love these types of posts! It's so interesting to learn how things work behind the scenes. No matter what we do, we always need reminders never to give up. Thank you!
Thank you! There is SO much behind the scenes when it comes to a book. It’s rarely straightforward. I’m lucky to have made it, but it also took so long and was a lot of work. And the industry is structured in a way that means the odds are stacked against people with no connections or following. But it IS possible!
This is important info for anyone creating something in the vegan space. There are so many great businesses who are launching great products but with very little social media following - it's almost an afterthought. Which is sad because, like you said, it's the difference between a deal, sale or not.
Hey Sascha, just wanted to say my local library in Wellington, New Zealand has your book. Your hard work most definitely paid off, you are an amazing writer. Thank you for never giving up!
Hi Renee! Thank you so much - you have no idea what words like this mean to me. Thank you so much for reading my book - that means the world.
Thank you for sharing this, and well done on your persistence! I can't imagine how demoralising it must have been until the very end, I'm not sure I could have coped myself!
Thanks! Well, most of my coping was huge amounts of chocolate and lots of crying.
I recently read Stephen King's On Writing and he said this: he pinned every single rejection letter he had received to his wall with a nail, “By the time I was fourteen, the nail in my wall would no longer support the weight of the rejection slips impaled upon it."
Persistence is indeed the key!
I remember that! That book is so great.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey! The publishing world is so opaque and difficult to navigate. Persistence definitely pays off!
It really isn’t easy. But nothing worth having is.
I love these types of posts! It's so interesting to learn how things work behind the scenes. No matter what we do, we always need reminders never to give up. Thank you!
Thank you! There is SO much behind the scenes when it comes to a book. It’s rarely straightforward. I’m lucky to have made it, but it also took so long and was a lot of work. And the industry is structured in a way that means the odds are stacked against people with no connections or following. But it IS possible!
This is important info for anyone creating something in the vegan space. There are so many great businesses who are launching great products but with very little social media following - it's almost an afterthought. Which is sad because, like you said, it's the difference between a deal, sale or not.
So glad you didn't give up! I bought Vegan Style a while back and I love it. 💜
Ohh so glad to hear you liked it! Thank you so so much.
This is such an inspiring post and shows there is no one route to publication.