On July 28, six months after submitting my story to the Harlequin Historical Undone! line, I received an email from an editor. It wasn’t good news, but it wasn’t bad news, either. The editor gave me suggestions about how I could revise my story so it would be more in keeping with the line in general and asked me to resubmit the revised version.

Given the extensive nature of the requested revisions, it would have been very understandable if the editor had rejected the story because it didn’t suit the line. The fact that she didn’t, and that she asked to see it again is huge. Editors are very busy people and they don’t have time to waste. If there wasn’t something in my story or in my writing that didn’t spark her interest, she definitely wouldn’t have asked to see it again.

I was extremely flattered – and deliriously happy – that the editor for the Undone! line wanted to see this story again. I feel as though her interest validates me as a writer. It’s one thing to have friends tell you something is good, and quite another to have a publishing professional take an interest in your writing.

So I revised the story and resubmitted it last Wednesday, and now I’m back to waiting. In the meantime, I’m finishing up the edits on the first draft of my book (only 10 pages left to go – I know, what am I doing blogging?) and am already thinking about what book to write next. I have a few ideas bouncing around in my head … I just have to pick one and start working on the outline.