It’s Official – I Am Under Contract!

It’s been a long couple of months waiting for the publisher to decide to publish Fairest of the Faire.  There was the initial submission, which I received a response to after a few weeks, saying that they were going to look at the manuscript.  That editor read it, and then passed it on to an independent reader for a second opinion.

The result was a contract in my email.  I’ve read it twice, signed it, and need to fill in some information for direct deposit and taxes, and then I am on my way.

There is still some editing to do – the editor will be sending me her requests shortly.  I will have 10 days to fix what she requests.  The publisher is taking care of cover art, and may be changing the title of the book as well.  I have to write an excerpt, a back cover blurb, and an author bio/information piece.  In other words, there is still writing to be done.  But I’ll get through it.

I can reveal more details later about publishing date, the name of the publisher, and other details.  I will be published in eBook and hard copy (print on demand).

And next, I need to write another book!  Can’t have Fairest of the Faire coming out, but not have anything waiting in the hopper!

In the meantime, I’m going to take some time to be awed by the whole thing.  Never in my life did I think this would happen to me.  Yes, I’ve worked hard, but being traditionally published is so difficult that most people who work hard never make it.  I am very blessed to have gotten to this point.

Now, back to work for me!