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WHILE MY BOOKS ARE TARGETED FOR AGES 12 AND UP, I ALSO HAVE EIGHT- AND NINE-YEAR-OLDS READING THEM, SO I WANTED TO INCLUDE HEALTHY THEMES.
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The Medoran Chronicles, she managed to complete a sixth manuscript: Whisper. It’s this book that opened the door to the world of US publishing.
imprint KCP Loft acquired the manuscript. To Lynette’s delight, she discovered she would be working with Kate Egan, editorextraordinaire of The Hunger Games.
After sending out a handful of queries to US-based literary agents, Whisper soon caught the attention of two agents keen to sign her as a client. Lynette clicked instantly with Victoria Wells Arms from Wells Arms Literary in New York, which made her choice easy. Under Victoria’s experienced guidance, Lynette completed several rewrites of Whisper.
Despite her success, Lynette is refreshingly humble with a sparkling disposition and down-to-earth attitude.
“I knew from that first call that she was the right fit,” Lynette says. “I remember one moment during editing when I said ‘I just can’t do it’, and Victoria was so supportive. She helped calm me enough to realise I actually could do it. She’s a very tough editor, which I loved, though she also taught me that I had the freedom to edit the book the way I wanted.” The next step of the journey was to find Whisper a home with a North American publisher, a feat accomplished when publishing
Each day, she receives emails from readers proclaiming their love for her writing, often suggesting plot turns and couplings for future books. Lynette responds to each reader as though she’s responding to an old friend, and it’s this authenticity that’s helping increase her expanding fan base. “Writing, like many things in life, is a step-by-step process,” Lynette says. “You’re always on the journey, and you never really ‘arrive’ because there’s always more to learn, always another story to be told. As is the case with any dream coming true, it’s all very surreal. I still have trouble believing it’s actually happening.” lynettenoni.com