Hello My Blog – I’m Back! #Writer

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Hello, Happy 2023!

Come in and make yourself at home. Excuse me I need to switch on the lights and dust away the virtual blog cobwebs. It’s been over a year since I have been here. I haven’t had a chance to buy in some virtual milk or tea bags so I can’t make you a virtual cuppa.

Well, here I am. Back home on my blog. During 2022 I was lucky enough to work with a fabuloius literary agent. A book I wrote in 2021, Missing You, went on submission in 2022 and whilst it received lots of positive feedback it didn’t find a forever home. I knew the chances of a first book selling were low so I banked the valuable experience I had gained.

I will be swan diving back into the querying pool in 2023 which is exciting.

I won’t give up on my dream to be published. I know I can do this. Just got to keep writing!

For those of you who don’t know what I write – I create funny romances with real life characters who try to navigate their way through the minefield of dating as well as juggling parenthood, dysfunctional families, wayward pets, social media and dead-end jobs. I send my characters on wild journeys of self-discovery and I like to add a little bit of romantic chaos.

I missed my blog in 2022. It’s my little creative home. A year long blogging break was good though and it’s made me appreciate my corner of the world wide web.

What else did I do in 2022 apart from experiencing the submission process:

  1. I started a TikTok account (@lucymitchauth) which was an experience. I do like TikTok but it’s not my creative home. My blog is my home and TikTok is like a second holiday home.
  2. I wrote 2 new full length first draft novels.
  3. I am on the 3rd draft of a 3rd novel I also wrote last year. This is the one I am going to swan dive into the querying trenches with.
  4. Sticking parts of myself back together after each rejection. I am out of sticky tape so if anyone has any please send my way 🙂
  5. I alternated between letting out dreamy sighs at my characters and a few hours later hissing with intense malice at them.
  6. I drank a lot of coffee and I bought a passive aggressive coffee machine. Seriously this machine has issues. It starts it’s automatic descaling process during very stressful times and we are gasping for a coffee. We then have to wait an agonising hour. It spits, gurgles and splutters if we complain about it . The thing knows we are moaning about it and does it’s best to delay our coffee.
  7. I have been collecting funny things people say about writing. Here are some of my favs:

You’re not a real writer if you don’t have an existential crisis about how you’re not a real writer on a regular basis.

Sherry’s World tumblr

The hardest thing about being a writer is convincing your partner that lying on the sofa is work.

John Hughes

Select-All + Delete is an equivalent to crumpling the page and tossing it into a fireplace

Unknown

I am going to be here every Monday from now on. Join me in my journey towards one day getting traditionally published.

26 thoughts on “Hello My Blog – I’m Back! #Writer”

  1. Aw! I love you, Lucy!
    Welcome back!
    Happy New Year 🎉
    Here’s to a successful 2023, and I’ll always be here with sticking plaster for you, though I’d rather just be a cheerleader fir you 🤗🤗🤗

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  3. I’ve had s 2 year break and need to get back in the saddle. Cancer and the death of a parent has stifled me.

    All clear now so no more excuses. Going to sort office first – what a flipping mess!!!!

    Looking forward to our journey together!!!

    Belinda

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  7. Welcome back, Lucy! And congratulations on your accomplishments! I’ll watch for you on Mondays. I plan to continue posting on Fridays. Stop by sometime! I’ll make you coffee in my pot that doesn’t (yet) sputter at me, just don’t give it any ideas. 😏

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  9. Hi Lucy,
    It is good to see you back. On the rejection, (isn’t rejection such a negative word?) ask yourself if you’d rather be back before you tried your hand in writing?
    You weren’t rejected yet, (there’s that word again🙄, I’m thinking we should call it a “Not Yet” response.
    Anyway, I would much rather be a writer who gets the occasional “Not yet” letter, than one who hadn’t tried at all. You’ve already been published and sold some books.
    Hello? A lot of people would love to be in your position.
    So buck up, Buttercup and keep writing.

    Oh, and my cousin wrote a book also, and I’m so very proud of her. The book is titled, “Shakespeare’s True Love” by Helen Burton.
    I can’t wait to hear you’ve received a yes, we want this book, letter!
    It will happen.
    😊

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  10. Hello there, Lucy. I’ve been away from blogging for a long while, too, so that’s the only reason I didn’t miss your blogs. Glad you’re back–it’s nice to see you. 🙂 Sounds like you had a busy year (in a good way). Here’s to a productive, happy, healthy 2023. Happy New Year! 💖🥂

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  11. I was starting to think you heard I’d moved back to Wales and were trying to keep a low profile to avoid me. LOL! Just kidding. In all seriousness though, welcome back! I’ve seen some of your tweets on Twitter, but it’s not the same as reading one of your blog posts. And, don’t give up. You’ll get there!

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