So I guess a little background about me is in order.  The short version (see about me for the real details) is I wrote a children’s book about my dog and I think it is adorable (of course I do) and I want to get it published.  I have submitted it to a couple of agents and have received the lovely (read sarcasm) rejection notice.

Then in February I went to presentation about book publishing at a local library, that was put on by a woman who is currently running her own agency.  She has many years in the book publishing business and suggested one of the best ways to find an agent and generate some interest in your book is to develop a “web presence.”  She cited a woman who had approached a publisher and was rejected, the woman developed a web site where she put recipes up everyday as well as excerpts from her book, she self-published the book and got such great interest, she could approach the publisher again, but this time they wanted her book!

So truthfully I must tell you that this is my 5th website.  I have Auntie Jodi’s Thoughts,  I have Jodi Stone, Sampson and Delilah and Along Came Sampson, why so many you may ask?  I don’t really know.  Auntie Jodi’s Thoughts was the first site and is designed more for just random thoughts about whatever is running through my mind or if something has set me off and I want to vent about it.  Auntie Jodi’s thoughts was developed long before I met Jan Kardys.  But to get myself started developing a “web presence”, I started facebook pages for both of my dogs.  I really wanted to develop a website but wasn’t sure how to go about it.  Then my niece turned me on to the www.webs.com site and that is where I made an author page as well as a website for the dogs.

One of my friends told me he could help me get a .com website and so that is where Along Came Sampson (the title of my book) came in.  Now here I am on WordPress starting another blog that I hope will finally motivate me to write and work towards publication.

Please bear with me as I work through these “growing pains” of mine. I appreciate you “tuning” in and hope you will leave me comments or e-mail with what you like or don’t like.  Hopefully this is the motivation I need to jump-start my career.

Tomorrow I will write about the Pet Writing Conference I am attending, until them happy reading!

I have the basic idea for this website from the movie Julie and Julia; except I’m not going to be cooking and eating my way through a book of recipes.

I love to write and I have aspirations to be a published author.  I have lots of ideas running about in my head for books, the problem is that when I sit down and start writing them they don’t sound as good in print as they do in my head!  I hope that by writing everyday, I can hone my craft, get a following and perhaps finally get it together enough to get those books written and published.

Welcome to my blog which was designed to challenge me to write everyday.

Here I will be posting my book, bits at a time in hopes of generating some interest for publication.

Please feel free to leave me a comment or send me an e-mail, I want to hear from you!

Jodi