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This week\u2019s entry in the My Path to Publication series belongs to guest author, Sarah Linley. Sarah\u2019s debut novel, The Beach,<\/em> will be published in 2020 by HarperCollins\u2019 digital publishing division, One More Chapter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me, Myself And My Book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have wanted to be a writer since I was a little girl, but I didn\u2019t really do anything about it until I reached my early 30s and decided that if I was ever going to get published, then I needed to take it seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2014, I booked on to the Festival of Writing<\/a> and entered all the competitions with my first novel. I was incredibly lucky and was shortlisted for Friday Night Live. At this point, I had no idea how big or influential the festival was. I thought I was going to be reading to 20 people in the back room of a pub. That was terrifying enough. I had never read my work out loud before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I arrived to find a huge room, a stage, a microphone and an audience of around 200 writers and literary agents. Cue major stage fright and the conviction that I was going to vomit in front of everyone. I eyed up the exit and considered making a run for it. Fortunately, the other writers were equally nervous, incredibly supportive and I got through OK. People even laughed (which was good \u2013 it was a comedy). Joanna Cannon <\/a>won that year and became a major literary superstar. I had two brilliant one-to-ones. I had requests for full manuscripts. I thought \u2018this is easy\u2019. I was so wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That book did OK. For a first attempt, I\u2019m surprised that I did get full manuscript requests and helpful feedback but ultimately no agent. Fair enough, I thought, I\u2019ll try again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I switched to crime<\/a>. I read a lot of crime. I know and love the genre. My favourite books are psychological thrillers and I felt that was the right fit for me. I wrote another book. This time, I knew a bit more about story structure (thanks to Julie Cohen); psychic distance (thanks to Debi Alper) and the four-act structure (thanks to Allie Spencer). Harry Bingham had taught me to challenge my prose and to really care about its quality. I realised I needed to include some setting (which was conspicuously absent in my first book).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to the next Festival of Writing feeling confident with my first chapter and my synopsis fresh off the printer. In retrospect, I should have waited. It bombed. The feedback from my one-to-ones was completely true, but hard to swallow. There were tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got onto the Curtis Brown Creative novel course, which was fantastic, and I learned to accept, welcome and value criticism. I met my amazing critique partner, Phil, and I revised the novel. I went to the Festival of Writing again and the feedback was more positive but still generally \u2018meh\u2019. To be honest, I was feeling the same way about book two<\/a> myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I gave up<\/a> on trying to win over the industry. It just wasn\u2019t going to happen. I licked my wounds a little and then decided to write something just for fun. If it didn\u2019t get published, so what? I was just going to write something that I loved and if no-one liked it, then at least I would be proud of it. I wrote my third novel free from expectation but there was something deep inside me whispering \u2018this is the one\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started looking at digital-first publishers who would read manuscripts without an agent<\/a> and had a faster track to publication. When I got the email from Killer Reads, a digital imprint of HarperCollins, I automatically thought it was another \u2018thanks, but no thanks\u2019. I had to read it several times to convince myself that it was a \u2018yes\u2019. I had a book deal. I stared at it for a long time, wondering if they had made a big mistake, sent it to the wrong person, but no, it definitely had my name on it. (NB Killer Reads has now amalgamated into One More Chapter<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time The Beach<\/em> is published in February 2020, it will have taken the best part of a decade to get a publishing deal. And I still haven\u2019t managed to secure an agent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t

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From Manuscript To Publication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I got the book deal in March, just as I was about to embark on my third and final backpacking trip with my husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next stage was structural edits<\/a> which came at the start of June. I was really pleased with the suggestions put forward. I thought they made the book stronger and I felt that my editor really understood what I was trying to achieve with the book. I didn\u2019t have much to do with the title and the cover, but I thought they were both great, and I absolutely loved the blurb. They did a much better job than I could have done! I am now just awaiting the copy edits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have just the one contact at HarperCollins \u2013 my editor Kathryn Cheshire \u2013 and everything is done via email. I did get chance to meet her at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate this summer though which was lovely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It would have been so helpful to have had an agent when I received the publishing contract as I didn\u2019t have a clue what to look out for! Harry Bingham\u2019s Getting Published<\/em> was invaluable for helping to explain the terms and conditions and I am fortunate that one of my best friends is a lawyer, so she helped me to understand what I was signing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had read a lot about the industry beforehand, so I haven\u2019t really been surprised by anything so far. I suppose the weird thing about getting a publishing deal is that suddenly people are interested in your writing in a way they weren\u2019t before. You go from writing something quite secretly, perhaps sharing it with some writing friends, to everyone from your boss to your next-door neighbour promising to read it, and that feels very strange!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letting Go<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I think you have to accept that your novel will never be perfect, so my test for letting go is: if this version was published tomorrow, would I be happy for people to read it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beta readers are fantastic for letting you know what\u2019s working and what isn\u2019t. Pick people who are going to be honest with you; there\u2019s no point otherwise and listen to their feedback. You don\u2019t have to agree with it, but you should always consider it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, deadlines help. Either your own or your publishers. As a former journalist, I am used to working to deadlines and I take pride in always meeting them, so if someone asks me for something by the end of July, it\u2019ll be ready by the end of July!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s Next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am currently working on my second novel. It\u2019s the same genre and style as The Beach<\/em>, but it\u2019s not a sequel. I am trying to finish a complete first draft by Christmas and I\u2019m really enjoying being back at the start of the process again, creating and developing plot and characters. Also, the research for this new novel is a lot of fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Sarah Linley<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Linley lives in Yorkshire and works as a Communications Manager for a housing charity. She spent two years backpacking around South-East Asia with her husband. Their travels inspired her debut novel, The Beach<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Beach<\/em><\/a> will be published by One More Chapter<\/a> in February 2020 (ebook) and May 2020 (paperback).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can follow Sarah on twitter\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and keep up with her travelling adventures via her blog,\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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