Clicking SUBMIT

Early this morning I finally sent Kat Russell and Dr. Chase Merrick on their way to the Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense editor. It is a scary and exhilerating thing to click “Submit” after you upload your letter and the dreaded synopsis and your manuscript.

An author writes alone, but after things flow on to paper, you need confirmation about your work and editing and advice. Luckily, I have been blessed with a wealth in family and friends who are willing to help me.

Thank you to my sister, Lori, for the medical advice while I was still writing. I didn’t mean to frighten you with questions about falls and subdural hemotomas! Your information was very helpful.

My first reader was my husband who has only read two romance novels, both of them mine. But, Jim always has a unique perspective and his academic career trained him to question some of the story line and help me flesh out my hero’s motivations. Because of him, Chase became a hometown boy who knew Katrina’s grandparents. Thank you Jim for your love, support and encouragement and your first reader advice!

My sister-in-law and her husband both read early editions to give me their perspectives as prodigious readers and I got another male perspective.

To my local reviewers: Pam, Millie, Beverly, Sue and Doris – thank you for your editing, advice, confirmations and positive comments. You each look at things a little differently and I love getting the feedback. Thank you so much.

Other family members and friends have volunteered to be early readers and I appreciate every one of you, but at some point I had to stop tweaking and editing and see what a real life editor thought about it. I hope it is received positively there, too.

I have other stories and fiber and projects waiting for my attention so I’ll waste no time picking them back up as this story makes it’s way through cyberspace. Hopefully, in twelve to fourteen weeks, I’ll have some good news about “Just What the Doctor Ordered” and another story in Lansdale, Wisconsin ready to make its cyberspace journey.

Thank you all for your love and support. Enjoy! KJL