So here’s the deal…
Central Booking (1999-2003) is done. It’s been a terrific ride but it’s time for me to do something else. Thank you all for your support. I couldn’t have done it without you.
Now for the next step: There’s a New York agent who wants to represent me. I’ve seen some of his other projects. I actually even know one of his other clients.
I’ve been spending the last 48 hours obsessing over whether I should sign on with him or not, thinking it was about his level of experience, does he have the right relationship with the right editors to make the book happen? That’s really not it though. After talking with several other writers and with old friends, what I’m really fussing over is my commitment to this project. Signing on with this agent means this book may very well become a reality, a living, breathing thing that I spend the next two years working on, that ends up on a shelf at your local bookstore, that I go on tour for, get interviewed about and on and on. That’s huge. And it scares the wits out of me.
But I’m probably going to do it anyway. Perhaps this agent isn’t right for my second book or my fifth, but he is the right person for this one. And if our relationship works for both of us, we’ll keep working together when it’s time for the next book. If it’s not, we won’t. We’re not getting married.
Last year, I had a conversation with an old friend and I was moaning about all these great professional opportunities that were coming my way, how I wasn’t ready for them and what if I screwed up etc. I told him I felt like I was standing on a very tall ladder, affraid to go up or down. He said this…
“I’ve felt that way too, scared about what comes next. Once I acknowledge that, I close my eyes, take a deep breath, and jump.”
Here I go…
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Sounds great! What’s your book about?
Sounds great! What’s your book about?
Kevin, this is what you’re going to remember at the end of your life and what will have made that life worth living – the things that scared the wits out of you but you did anyway. I hope you do sign and make the committment and make your dream come true.
Kevin, this is what you’re going to remember at the end of your life and what will have made that life worth living – the things that scared the wits out of you but you did anyway. I hope you do sign and make the committment and make your dream come true.
I wish you the bext of luck with whatever you decide!
I wish you the bext of luck with whatever you decide!
Just remember Kev, one doesn’t fail, one just makes mistakes and those can be improved upon. You will do great. Good Luck.
Just remember Kev, one doesn’t fail, one just makes mistakes and those can be improved upon. You will do great. Good Luck.
Thanks guys. Your feedback means a lot to me.
Thanks guys. Your feedback means a lot to me.
Wow, that’s just fantastic. What Kristin said. Do it smart, but do it. Don’t end up in a rocking chair at 80 thinking, “if only…”
Wow, that’s just fantastic. What Kristin said. Do it smart, but do it. Don’t end up in a rocking chair at 80 thinking, “if only…”
that’s great kevin. i’m looking forward to reading it.
that’s great kevin. i’m looking forward to reading it.