Numbers steady. I imagine my query is in a big email jumble, and by the time the agents get to them, they’ve already picked the authors they want to represent for the next cycle. Got to find a way to stand out.
On that front, I do have news. I’ve done my first piece of press. Through a high school English teacher, I was put in contact with Victoria and Wynne of the Heart of the Matter writing podcast.
They were excellent and we had an interview last April or May (I forget which). Going into I was nervous because I had never done anything like this before. I know thee blog makes it seem otherwise, but I hate talking about myself. I try to talk more about the journey than me, hopefully I do.
Anyway, the time just flew by. My hosts knew their stuff, setting up a loose scaffold of conversation to guide us along. Having that knowledge of what was going to come next helped loads, because I knew what things were going to come next, which is a weird thing in a conversation. I mean, unless I’m planning to bring something up to someone, I never know the next thing I’m going to say.
That structure greatly reduced my anxiety for what is really a strange thing. Have you ever watched a talk show and thought how odd it is to have a staged conversation. I thought it would be weird to be on one, but absent a live audience (which is great), but after the first few minutes it was just like talking to my aunts. Friendly and comfortable.
I feel so fortunate to have had a good experience the first time I did press. If I had done poorly, it would be hard to get back out there.
The interview comes out this Friday.
Thanks for reading,
Michael
Michael Frutig 