I sent ten emails to ten authors and edited about twelve more chapters, out of sixty that need to be edited. I decided to email authors instead of historical fiction literacy agencies because there were three times in the past where the recipient agency was not able to give me their full advice due to legal restrictions. So far, one author has emailed me back with detailed advice, whereas another, their assistant responded with a brief email that they could not respond unless it was a business inquiry.
Odder yet, somehow (absent from my list of emailed authors and ones I needed to email), I unbeknownst emailed a healthcare company employee with my pitch about the requested advice. The poor woman, in short, was very confused, but I sent a reply email back quickly explaining the error. To elaborate on the email I received back, it was from Paula McLain, best-selling author of the famous Paris Wife, who insisted that I “embed” myself in my character’s point of view. While short, the email was meaningful and deep in its concepts. I was more pleased that a best-selling New York Times author had replied to the email of a mere ninth-grader. My week was a busy one and filled with good progress. A picture of Paula McLain can be seen in the blog post here (click on the social icon to contact her).
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