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The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
meg_evonne:
Hey guys. It's official apparently. My debut YA crime fiction novel will be published by the Poisoned Pencil, which is a new young adult imprint of The Poisoned Pen Press. It's a small press that prints 3-5 thousand copies. There is even an advance. I met the publisher and and an editor from Poisoned Pen Press, along with several of their authors. And yes, I fell in love with the Poisoned Pen Bookstore as a result of getting a couple of Jim's autographed books. So it was a natural fit.
I've been in shock mode after the initial squealing. Friends from SCBWI-IA encouraged me to wait until after the fall conference. My critique with an agent was filled with glowing comments and desire for more pages, but after a great deal of thought, I've signed the papers. I will slowly be notifying several of the conferences and schools of the deal. You guys are my first and greatest teachers, mentors, and guides. Thank you.
I can't tell you how excited I will be to search my own name on publishersmarketplace.com. After this, there will be more mountains to climb, a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but it's a time to celebrate.
Take care everyone.
Wordmaker:
That's fantastic! Good initial print run, and an advance too. You did great.
There's nothing like the feeling of that first book deal. Go celebrate, you deserve it! And let us know when the book is out ;-)
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: meg_evonne on October 24, 2013, 03:53:02 AM ---Hey guys. It's official apparently. My debut YA crime fiction novel will be published by the Poisoned Pencil, which is a new young adult imprint of The Poisoned Pen Press. It's a small press that prints 3-5 thousand copies. There is even an advance. I met the publisher and and an editor from Poisoned Pen Press, along with several of their authors. And yes, I fell in love with the Poisoned Pen Bookstore as a result of getting a couple of Jim's autographed books. So it was a natural fit.
I've been in shock mode after the initial squealing. Friends from SCBWI-IA encouraged me to wait until after the fall conference. My critique with an agent was filled with glowing comments and desire for more pages, but after a great deal of thought, I've signed the papers. I will slowly be notifying several of the conferences and schools of the deal. You guys are my first and greatest teachers, mentors, and guides. Thank you.
I can't tell you how excited I will be to search my own name on publishersmarketplace.com. After this, there will be more mountains to climb, a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but it's a time to celebrate.
Take care everyone.
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Way to go Meg and Congratulations. I'm pumped for you! Go knock'em dead sister!
The Deposed King
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
Finally had a whack at the dreaded chapter 7 of TISBWO; hope it will now satisfy.
That makes 9 chapters out of 36 revised; I really have to move a bit faster if I am to get this done by the end of the year, damn it.
Dresdenus Prime:
--- Quote from: LizW65 on October 24, 2013, 12:01:06 AM ---Hit 95,000 on the Big Sequel last night, and then dumped 1000 that no longer worked.
Anyone doing NaNoWriMo this year?
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I decided late last night that I'm going to try NaNoWriMo this year. It'll be my first time! As I've been working on my second book, I realized my goals have really been falling short, and I'm not getting as much done as I used to. I figure what better way to get back in the groove than to take one of my story ideas and try and punch it out in 30 days?!
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