Romancer

I just joined today, but I've been reading and learning from these posts for a year. I've got two books under my belt and just want to say this forum is great! I've been feeling like a pariah and that it's a bad thing to be a new writer, but now I don't feel so alone out here in no man's land - the land of the unpublished!

I do have some questions: First, e-publishing - is this a viable alternative for new writers like myself in terms of getting exposure and hopefully catching the interest of serious agents and publishers for future work? Also, does anyone know anything about Club Lighthouse Publishing - good or bad? They want to take a look at my romance novel.

Thanks for the welcome everyone! I will get on the forums and see what I can find out. I'm getting the idea that Club Lighthouse is involved with a different type of romance than the kind I have in mind!

I read a good book by Stephen King 'On Writing.' I believe he mentioned receiving 87 rejections over several years. I've received a couple hundred rejections so far in the one year I've been submitting mostly to editors and a few (I can count on one hand) publishers. The generic response is the editor's workload or the material is 'not right for me.' Truthfully, both of my books barely resemble the earlier submissions due to revision upon revision and they are better for it, but I am getting the feeling that the industry is shying away from new authors. The economy probably has something to do with it, they are sticking with their tried and true authors. I just wonder if those authors are generating any sales right now. So, I thought to broaden my horizons a bit with e-publishing. I am attempting to post a chapter of my latest in the romance forum now.