Publishing a book
is like stuffing a note into a bottle and hurling it into the sea. Some bottles
drown, some come safe to land, where the notes are read and then possibly
cherished, or else misinterpreted, or else understood all too well by those who
hate the message. You never know who your readers might be.”
Margaret Atwood
You have to love
Margaret Atwood quotes, don't you? So today I find myself going back on my
word. I said that from now on I was going to publish my books myself, unless I
got a big publishers. However, on brazenly stating this at my last writer's
group meeting I realised this brash statement of mine lacked any foresight.
There are some great little independent publishers out there and I was a bit
blinkered to think otherwise.
I have therefore
decided to approach a fairly new publisher, just one, with Poison in the Water.
Why? Well I know someone who has had a book published with this firm and she
seems completely happy with them. From what I have seen they seem really committed
to their authors, building a relationship and helping with the all crucial
marketing. But that is not the only reason I am approaching them. The other reason
is that from the stuff they have published, this particular book of mine feels
like a good fit. A determined female protagonist with a passion for life who
works in fashion… Seems to fit with their target market. Anyway. I am hoping to
submit to them soon (Their submission process doesn’t look too arduous either)
and I will let you know if something comes of it. My only worry is that I am not
getting it proof read before I submit…Obviously if I publish it I will pay for
a full edit, but right now I can’t really justify doing so.
So there you have
it. When I’m wrong I say I’m wrong. Chupplejeep
will still be self pubbed for now… the good news is that I have managed to put
GT onto Scrivener (whoever invented Scrivener deserves a medal) so an updated
version without the unfortunate typo and with an Under the Coconut Tree taster
at the end will be available by the end of the week.
In other news I
have just finishes reading The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (I gave it
three stars – It was a good book but it didn’t set my world on fire – possibly not
the genre for me!) and I’m contemplating what to read next. I’m also looking
forward to a writing group critique session coming up… I’ve grown fond of this
sub group we have created. For a writer who doesn’t have many friends who write
they are a breath of fresh air, people I can discuss plot and dialogue with
without feeling like the geek!
I would also like
to thank my readers (of this blog) for your support. I don’t get many comments
on here and that’s fine but it can make you wonder who is actually reading this
(apart from my followers of course!) But the other week I got an email from a
fellow writer who said they had read my blog and liked it and it really put a
smile on my face…
Until next time.
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