Chapter 5

"Anyway, let's talk about something." she fix her chair and sat in front of me. "What is it?" I smiled at her. "I wanted to do this for a long time. This has been a dream of mine and I want to share it with you." she said, "For the past years, I've written a novel called the sea of hope. I wanted to publish it, Iris, but I don't know how."

"Wow, Max! That's amazing," I said with excitement, "I didn't know you were such a talented writer. I'm sure your novel is great." "Thank you, Iris," she smiled. "As for the publishing, have you tried submitting it to publishing houses or literary agents?" I asked. "No, I haven't," she said. "Well, why don't you start there? You can also look into self-publishing options. The important thing is to get your work out there and make it accessible to readers." I encouraged her. "You can do it, Max. I believe in you."

"That's great, Iris! I'm so happy that you're excited about this. Let's make a plan and work on it together." Max said, with a big