Consider this excerpt of our future President Barbara Unger from Earth’s Ultimate Conflict the first novel in the eight book Gray Guardians Series. President Unger is about to face one of mankind’s worst fears:
The staff ushered Morgan to the Oval Office where President Unger was awaiting him. She stood at the window with her back to him when...
The story goes something like this: I wrote a book, but couldn’t find an agent.
Or, I wrote a book, but…
I’m a good storyteller, but…
It’s really a great story, but…
Get rid of the “but…”!
The only one who has to believe in your story is you. Some will like it, some won’t. Agents may pass on it, publishers are inundated and may never read it.