Alison Packard's Blog, page 7

My First Book Deal!

It arrived! My very first book contract ever! I knew the offer for a three book deal with Carina Press was real, but actually seeing it in print is a feeling I can’t even describe. When I first started writing Love in the Afternoon, I had this dream of getting it published. I knew the [...]

Patience ~ Not a Virtue of Mine Part 2

I’m still waiting to receive the contract. Several times a day, I check my email but the darn thing isn’t there! I’ve read about how everything in publishing takes time. I get it, I really do, but I’m, like, dying to tell everyone about this book deal! Maybe today will be the day. Gotta run, [...]

Patience ~ Not a Virtue of Mine

Okay, I got ‘the call’ or in my case, ‘the voicemail’ and now I’m awaiting the contract. It may take a few weeks but in the meantime I’m busting at the seams wanting to tell everybody and their brother that I’ve gotten a book deal. Seriously, how many people actually get to say that? And [...]

The Call

This past week I got ‘the call’. What is the call, you ask? Well, ‘the call’ is when an agent or editor calls you on the phone and tells you they either want to represent you, or publish your novel. My call was from Angela James, Executive Editor for Carina Press, who want to publish [...]

The Latest from Alley!

My first book, Love in the Afternoon, is currently in submissions. So far, I have two agent rejections, one request for a partial, and the entire manuscript in submission to a very well respected digital publisher. I’ve learned that trying to get published requires patience and fortitude. Patience, because it can take weeks, or even [...]