Ask the Author: Janette Rallison
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Janette Rallison
Mine. I have to read them as I write them. Besides that, I'll be reading books set in WWII. I have a WWII novel in the works so I'm reading in that genre.
Janette Rallison
There will be one, but it won't be soon. I'm finishing up a romance novella, I have to finish the end of the Slayers series and then (most likely) I'll be writing some chapter books for Disney. So although it's on the list, it won't happen this year. I agree with you about Hollywood. The books would make awesome movies.
Janette Rallison
I'm doing an entire class on this at Kanaab Writers conference on March 4. It's a long topic. Traditional publishing gives you an advance up front (or it should. Be wary of publishing with small publishers who don't give advances.) You also have an editing team and hopefully some marketing support. Your book has a better chance of being in stores. In many people's eyes, you have more credibility because your book has the stamp of approval of a publisher. Anyone can (and many people do) put up a badly written novel and become an indie (self-published) author.
That said, you'll only get a royalty of between 5-10%. A lot of the contracts are horrible. You're limited to the amount of marketing you can do. (You can't put your book on sale or give away free ebook copies.)
The advantage of indie publishing is that you can do all of that plus you get 70% of your royalties. But you have to pay for editing, a cover, your marketing--you can actually lose money going indie. And it's hard to get noticed in a world of millions of other indie books.
That said, you'll only get a royalty of between 5-10%. A lot of the contracts are horrible. You're limited to the amount of marketing you can do. (You can't put your book on sale or give away free ebook copies.)
The advantage of indie publishing is that you can do all of that plus you get 70% of your royalties. But you have to pay for editing, a cover, your marketing--you can actually lose money going indie. And it's hard to get noticed in a world of millions of other indie books.
Janette Rallison
Darcy and Elizabeth, because I love witty banter and happily every after.
Janette Rallison
I'll start work on the 4th Slayers in January. I've always planned on writing two endings so that both sides will be happy...but it's taking me long enough to write one, so we'll see...
Janette Rallison
Yes, there will be a fourth, although I haven't started plotting it, let alone writing it, so it won't be for awhile. (I've got to finish the Slayers series.) Until then, I hope you like my other books.
Janette Rallison
Glad you liked it! My narrator is working through a seven book deal with another author, then she'll be doing Erasing Time. Hopefully she'll start work on that in May.
Janette Rallison
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Janette Rallison
I'm considering doing more. I like audio books best.
Janette Rallison
That's actually a good idea. I had planned on having more involved in the fourth book . . . now I'll have to think whether or not I could just tell it from her perspective. Hmmm.
Janette Rallison
I think if I wrote a third book (which at this point, I'm not really planning) It might be a good thing to send all four of them back to the past--or rather, our present. Because Echo and Joseph would be thrilled by that. Sort of like if all of those of us who love Jane Austin got to go to that time period--but with plumbing and electricity. Of course now that self-driving cars are becoming a thing (and they predict uber will have self-driving cars soon) it feels like that future and our present are merging anyway. (When I first started that book back in the early 2000, smart phones weren't around.)
Janette Rallison
I always planned on writing another one. (Poor Chrissy has to get into her university sometime) But I have to finish off the Slayers series before I can even think about that book, so it won't be out any time soon.
Janette Rallison
I'm starting edits on it today, I think it should be out pretty soon after that.
Janette Rallison
My Fairly Dangerous Godmother will be out within the month. (Just requesting a few changes and then it's good to go.) Slayers (by my CJ Hill pen name) and How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-boyfriend are also on audible. More will be up in time.
Janette Rallison
I'd be happy to come again!
Janette Rallison
I eventually plan to, although it won't be for awhile. (Maybe by then it will have sold enough copies to make it worth the time.) Right now I've four other books in the queue ahead of that one.
Janette Rallison
I'm glad you liked the book! I'm planning on writing a sequel someday, but right now I have my plate full with a bunch of other books.
Janette Rallison
It depends on what you mean by "like". If you mean romantic comedies, yes. If you mean another book with the same characters, probably not. But who knows. I never say never.
Janette Rallison
I'm glad you like them! There will be at least one more. I always planned on writing four because there are four pictures of the fairy godmother on Istock. (That's where my publisher bought the first cover picture.)
Janette Rallison
Yes, I'm planning on writing a 4th book, but I have at least two other books (maybe three) to write beforehand so it will be awhile.
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