Will I ever get published?

Will I ever get published?

  Seems like new authors, like me, with no connections in the publishing  industry, have a tough time being noticed.  True, many of us aren't very good at it, but some are; yet finding someone who is interested enough in helping  the new guy is very difficult.

  I started my first novel in 1982 when I finally got a dot matrix printer for my new computer (an old XT).  I wrote several paragraphs over a few months, but then got stuck with my characters in a particular situation, and unable--at the time--to move along.

  With the pressures of a job, raising 4 children, and other things, the book languished until 2008 when I retired.  Oh, I played a little with it over the years, but wasn't able to devote much time to it.  But when I retired, and with my kids all gone, I re-involved myself in the book and finished it.  True, it does need editing, but it's basically finished.

  Then I went on to write another, and am half way through my third.

  Still, no bites from agents or publishers, other than those who are willing to publish if I pay them to do it.  Frustrating and discouraging.

  I don't know how many years I have left (did I mention that I'm 70?), so I would like to have some success while I still can.  Thankfully, I have relatively good health, and time to work on it, so hopefully someone will take a chance on me.  We'll see!

  I'll try to write updates often, in case anyone out there is interested.  I'd be glad to hear from you.



Ted