Do you ever feel that way? Like you’re facing odds so overwhelming you may as well be facing a lion with the plastic spoon from your lunch pail.

I have this awesome manuscript that’s so polished it sparkles like Edward Cullen in the sunlight. It’s seriously the best dang thing I’ve ever written. I love all of my books, but this one is special. You might have heard me refer to it as Daughter of Winter–though I’ll probably change the name to Winter Queen . . . or maybe just Winter.

And I don’t know what to do with it. Well, that’s not true. I know what I WANT to do with it. Seriously, this book has the potential to be an international bestseller. It’s that good. And I refuse to settle for anything less for it.

There are a few options in the works. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you what any of those options are. I might not even agree to them if said options fall short of my expectations.
I’m not sure I’ll sign for anything less than BIG. And I mean big big. I want marketing, NY Times bestseller list, and international rights and BIG.

Yet I hate that Winter sits in my computer. Unread and unloved.

I really want to send it to Melissa Frain at Tor books, but have you seen Tor’s slush pile? Lion with a spoon, my friends. Lion with a spoon.

Fair warning for the lion-you’re going to need all the help you can get. I’ve sharpened my spoon to a razor point, and I’m coming for your eyes.