So, I wrote a book...Now What?

So, I wrote a book...Now What?

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So, I wrote a book...Now What?
So, I wrote a book...Now What?
Various Downs and a Huge UP

Various Downs and a Huge UP

My querying journey continues

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NC Barton
Jan 29, 2025
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Last week, I was tired.

Querying is hard.

I’m super good at keeping busy. Aside from having a job and a family, I have other projects to focus on. I finished a round of revisions on my thriller, I have two books I’m beta reading, I have the podcast, I’ve been playing around with vlogging, and I have a romance I just started revisions on. I have two arcs I’ve finished and loved that I just need to post about. I’m the queen of busy. My queries for some reason are always there looming in the background—like a radio playing in another room just loud enough you can’t totally ignore it. It’s draining.

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