18 months from selling to publishing is actually on the faster side of things! Now from finishing a manuscript to getting an agent can take anywhere from days to a year, and it still a gamble. Then editing that book and taking it on submission is another ballgame.
![Reader Reviews:
the list of screenshotted reactions to the story:
-her giving her braid to the fish is so clever. I’m obsessed
-the end here just makes you want to keep going!
-i think it’s progressing perfectly. i don’t think it’s slow at all. the magic system [is] so really unique. i love the conflict.
-i am excited about this book very much
-read chapter 1. the ending is gorgeous, i literally widened my eyes. i loveee the setting, the religion, the moon castle
-Well!! that chapter took a turn! I really enjoyed this. You have a very rich world and characters. And I’m very intrigued to see what will happen next!
-i read this chapter so fast! so good
- suzanne’s dzia dziu: “good.”
the background is a girl and in a dress staring out the window](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lnpuwg5h4zvfqodqr7hxhqbo/bafkreiazoxxvw2elci4up6wqkgq3rzfryyc3wofpt3xnfk25nxislzsk2y)
