A book on the shelf is not a guarantee nor is rejection the end

The news that 7th Son:  Deceit won't be in book stores hit me hard.  I've spent years of writing and hard revision on Lightning Spliced.  I know many authors don't get their first book published, or even their second.  I've come to accept that challenge–feed off it, even.  But the thought of being a published author with two books under my belt, with the name recognition that comes from articles in the NY Times and Publisher's weekly….then being denied anyway?  That has me staring at Mt. Everest with broken gear.

I understand the financial rationale and that  makes me all the more grateful for e-books and podcasting.  7th Son: Descent was more set up than anything, the story takes off with Deceit.  I'm thankful that this story was not buried under the bed, that I got to enjoy it and so did thousands of other people.  

I'm the kind of person that hopes for the best but prepares for the worst.  Of course, I'm determined to find an agent and then publisher for Lightning Spliced.  I'm confident that it's a marketable novel that avoids the mistakes of Heroes' later convoluted seasons.  But I know there's a possibility that industry professionals won't agree.  I will refuse that death knell.  I've worked too hard to accept that.  One way or another, my novel will find its audience.