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For the love of a good title

Part of the publishing process is ceding control of aspects of your work that you’ve become attached or accustomed to. And I’m fine with that. I wanted to get my work traditionally published by a publishing house (or somewhat untraditionally, in the case of Joffe Books), and I know that I’m essentially selling my book… Continue reading For the love of a good title

A coffee and a contract

Two great things have happened since my last post. 1) I was in the UK for a while over the holidays, and because my new publishing house is in London, I had a chance to meet my publisher for coffee. In person! And 2) I just signed my contract, so now I can officially start… Continue reading A coffee and a contract

We have a deal!

I’m so happy! Six years after I started writing my debut novel, three years after finishing it, and 18 months after I got an agent, I have accepted a book deal from a UK publisher. Eek! It’s not signed yet, as the contract is doing a back and forth between my agency’s contract lawyers and… Continue reading We have a deal!

Could this be it?

My book journey has been so quiet, it’s been nearly a year since I last wrote here. I’ve been focused on learning and doing well in my Big New Job, which is going great, while my agent has been methodically shopping my debut manuscript. But I’m now I’m back, hoping that everything is about to… Continue reading Could this be it?