To be or not to be…Hamlet, William Shakespeare.

I’ve often wondered about that myself. Weighing and considering all the aspects before deciding what to do. When I first started to write, I did this a lot. Do I want to reveal to the world my love of writing? Can I build up enough courage to even show what I write to someone else? Is my writing strong to survive in the publishing world? Do I have what it takes to be published? You know the something, that special ability to capture the reader’s heart with simple words.

Well, after dreaming for years, I took a chance and sent something out to try and become published. I received a rejection--a wonderful, personal rejection--not a simple form letter and this verified that I had talent. This was what I wanted. I knew it. I could feel it in my blood. Thus answered the question of to be or not to be.

Next I came to the question of: to be or not to be published with a large press or a small press. For years, I fought against submitting to smaller presses or e-pubs. Nothing was wrong with them, no, but I wanted to hold my book in my hands and I couldn’t do that with an e-pub; at least, not at that time. I stopped and thought long and hard, deciding in the end that I wanted my novel published. If the larger houses reject it then I would try with the smaller ones. Was immediately accepted by an e-publisher and so thus was the question answered.

Now my ‘to be or not to be’ questions run along the lines of which story do I want to write next. To be working on my newest novel or not, to be working on my current short story or not, it’s my choice, for me to decide and I love it.

Even if I am never accepted by the larger houses, I have found a place with the smaller ones. I’m thankful for that. I’m waiting now for my next to be or not to be question. Humm, it’s what drives me to make decisions.