Sometimes the strangest things snap us out of the funk. This time it happened to be the pilot episode of Men Of A Certain Age on TNT. Yes, I admit to watching it. After all, I just turned 42 and that means I'm now firmly established in that transition period of life where you're leaving your youth behind but haven't quite reached old geezer status.
Ray Romano's character made a Sisyphus reference where he likened being a car salesman to Sisyphus. Having experience as a salesman for beverage distributors I could totally relate. But more than that, it reminded me of my blog and the fact that I hadn't made a post in almost fifty days.
I started thinking how I can continue to stretch the Sisyphus parallel that has now become synonymous with my toils in the literary realm. I thought of two boulders. Instead of pushing just one boulder up the slope, I've decided to push two.
My new strategy is to try to market my chapter picture book Handsome Heinz And The Balloon Heads while simultaneously continuing to pursue placement for Piercing Through.
After all, Handsome Heinz And The Balloon Heads has already made it half way to the top before by winning first place in a picture book competition, by being represented by a reputable agent and having been considered by the Assistant Editor at Viking Children's Publishing. Of course nothing substantial panned out from the experiences, but it does show that the picture book has some traction. I've decided to shop it around to other agents and maybe it will find success and pave the way for Piercing Through.
I've already submitted Handsome Heinz And The Balloon Heads to a number of agents. With the holidays encroaching I'm sure I'll have to wait a while before I get any responses, but it does feel good to get Handsome Heinz back in the playing field once again.
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