Abby Jimenez

Well, and they kept saying the rejections, kind of the general consensus was we're looking for lighter fiction. Like I think they were looking for fluffier romances and mine had some really serious topics in them, you know, and I don't know if maybe they didn't know where to put them. I did get a revise and resubmit from one top five publisher. And when I turned it in, she ultimately declined.

She didn't want that even after I revised it. And she did offer me a three book bakery romance series. And I actually turned that down because I didn't want to be pigeonholed. Like I understood the tie-in, I'm a baker, but I didn't want to write. I wanted to sell the books that I was writing.

She didn't want that even after I revised it. And she did offer me a three book bakery romance series. And I actually turned that down because I didn't want to be pigeonholed. Like I understood the tie-in, I'm a baker, but I didn't want to write. I wanted to sell the books that I was writing.

She didn't want that even after I revised it. And she did offer me a three book bakery romance series. And I actually turned that down because I didn't want to be pigeonholed. Like I understood the tie-in, I'm a baker, but I didn't want to write. I wanted to sell the books that I was writing.

I very much, and this comes from a place of privilege and I recognize that, but I did not need to become a published author at any cost. That wasn't my end game. If I was going to be a published author, it was going to be on my terms and with the books that I was excited about writing. I didn't want to sell my soul

I very much, and this comes from a place of privilege and I recognize that, but I did not need to become a published author at any cost. That wasn't my end game. If I was going to be a published author, it was going to be on my terms and with the books that I was excited about writing. I didn't want to sell my soul

I very much, and this comes from a place of privilege and I recognize that, but I did not need to become a published author at any cost. That wasn't my end game. If I was going to be a published author, it was going to be on my terms and with the books that I was excited about writing. I didn't want to sell my soul

writing bakery romance, you know, fluffy bakery romance books, which there's nothing wrong with those, but these were the books that I wanted to write. I don't want to get burnt out. I don't want to get bored. I want to write the books that I'm continuously excited about. And the tone of my books is what I was excited about. So I turned it down. I think my agent, I felt really bad.

writing bakery romance, you know, fluffy bakery romance books, which there's nothing wrong with those, but these were the books that I wanted to write. I don't want to get burnt out. I don't want to get bored. I want to write the books that I'm continuously excited about. And the tone of my books is what I was excited about. So I turned it down. I think my agent, I felt really bad.

writing bakery romance, you know, fluffy bakery romance books, which there's nothing wrong with those, but these were the books that I wanted to write. I don't want to get burnt out. I don't want to get bored. I want to write the books that I'm continuously excited about. And the tone of my books is what I was excited about. So I turned it down. I think my agent, I felt really bad.

I was like, she's never going to make any money. She said, this poor woman, she's been on the wrong horse. And then I had submitted, by this time when I was in submissions, I actually wrote the friend zone. So I wrote the happy ever after playlist first. And then I wrote the friend zone while I was in submissions.

I was like, she's never going to make any money. She said, this poor woman, she's been on the wrong horse. And then I had submitted, by this time when I was in submissions, I actually wrote the friend zone. So I wrote the happy ever after playlist first. And then I wrote the friend zone while I was in submissions.

I was like, she's never going to make any money. She said, this poor woman, she's been on the wrong horse. And then I had submitted, by this time when I was in submissions, I actually wrote the friend zone. So I wrote the happy ever after playlist first. And then I wrote the friend zone while I was in submissions.

And then we started leading with that book as a first in my series because it came first chronologically. And I submitted both of them into the Romance Writers of America Golden Hearts competition. And they both scored low. And one person actually marked... the happy ever after playlist as not a romance in an attempt to get it disqualified.

And then we started leading with that book as a first in my series because it came first chronologically. And I submitted both of them into the Romance Writers of America Golden Hearts competition. And they both scored low. And one person actually marked... the happy ever after playlist as not a romance in an attempt to get it disqualified.

And then we started leading with that book as a first in my series because it came first chronologically. And I submitted both of them into the Romance Writers of America Golden Hearts competition. And they both scored low. And one person actually marked... the happy ever after playlist as not a romance in an attempt to get it disqualified.

I was like, she think the category was, I don't know, but it's so clearly wrong. I don't know. It was weird. And I just was like, nobody wants these books. They're terrible. They got low scores on the, on the RWA competition. And my agent's never going to make any money. And she's like, And then we ended up getting, nine months in, ended up getting an offer for a three book deal. Okay.

I was like, she think the category was, I don't know, but it's so clearly wrong. I don't know. It was weird. And I just was like, nobody wants these books. They're terrible. They got low scores on the, on the RWA competition. And my agent's never going to make any money. And she's like, And then we ended up getting, nine months in, ended up getting an offer for a three book deal. Okay.

I was like, she think the category was, I don't know, but it's so clearly wrong. I don't know. It was weird. And I just was like, nobody wants these books. They're terrible. They got low scores on the, on the RWA competition. And my agent's never going to make any money. And she's like, And then we ended up getting, nine months in, ended up getting an offer for a three book deal. Okay.

And then we got another offer the next day, like out of nowhere. It was like they just came out of nowhere. The books went to auction and I ultimately ended up choosing Forever Romance, which is my publisher now. Love them. I've been with them through my whole journey and we've got many more books that I'm contracted for with them, which is great because I like to write connecting characters.