Welcome to the site!

Hello everyone - and welcome to my official website. Now that I’m looking for agents in order to get my debut novel published, I figured a website is a good first step. Not only does it help show how seriously I take this process, but it will also be a key future marketing piece. I’ll be posting updates on my novel and discussing how this entire first publishing process goes for me.

Some background on me for all of you! My name is Kara Rowan, and I grew up in Michigan. I went to college at the University of Michigan and got my degree in Communications and a Minor in Creative Writing. After graduation, I moved to Chicago and started working in digital marketing. I adore the city, and despite having a string of good jobs, I still felt like something was missing. After some introspection, I’ve come to realize that I need to do what I’ve always loved - write.

After that realization, I dusted off the novel idea I’ve had since high school and completely tore it apart. After a few years of I’ll-edit-and-work-on-this-when-I-have-time, the past 6 months I’ve buckled down and decided to take this process more seriously. I read blogs, listened to podcasts, dissected how to novels, all in order to become a better, more informed writer. I realized the serious flaws in my entire writing process, and despite that, finally put together a manuscript I’m ready for people to read.

As my family and friends read this, I’m working on my query letter and searching for prospective agents to pitch to. While I see a lot of merit to self-publishing, I want to go traditional for this first novel (the first in a series)! I’m hopeful in the coming months I’ll get some bites and have my dream of publishing a novel come to fruition.

Next time, I’ll give you guys some exclusive details on the subject of the first novel in my trilogy!