I had this idea for a children’s picture book that would teach children how giving to others in need, even giving something as small as a pencil, can bless the recipient greatly. That idea turned into The Blue Pencil. Since this was my first attempt at writing a book, I joined local writing groups to help me determine what to do with the manuscript. With many ideas, suggestion and personal experiences shared, I began my attempt at getting my story published. I spent time in book stores and the library reading children’s books to see which publishers published books similar to mine. I began sending it out to different publishers who informed me that they would not respond for 6 months and that they will only respond if they were interested in the book for their company. That is hard to swallow when you pour your heart into a story and can not wait to share it with others. With 20 query letters out there, I decided I would wait 3 months and then publish it on my own. So that is where I find myself today. I am going to self publish. I am extremely excited. I developed a website to get the information about my book out to the public; http://rachaelathomas.weebly.com I can not wait for you to get to read my book and to officially become an published author. I chose Pen It! Publications to publish my book.
Here we go! Follow me on my journey to publishing my book The Blue Pencil.
