10/2/2016 3 Comments Happy October--maybe?First the good news. Starstruck was released on September 12, but I was suffering from a surfeit of company at the time and sadly failed to properly mark the occasion. So better a late blog announcement than none at all, yay!
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The other news is, I'll be back to city life and a full size bathroom and 24/7 internet on October 15. I may be one of the few people who actually feels more productive with the internet available all the time. Although I did get two novellas written, and half of two more. (Finish things, dammit!) And finally on a very sad note, for all the crybaby feels and yes, I am a poor widdle pookie--I sent Cabaret Rollo Rouge off to Carina in answer to a specific call for m/m paranormal etc... Carina is the digital imprint of the illustrious Harlequin, famous for paperback romances for, like, almost ever. They said a response, either yea or nay, would be forthcoming within twelve weeks. Welcome to fourteen weeks and no response. It is "in progress" which means... nothing. For all I know the submission never made it past the submittable website. FOURTEEN WEEKS! There ought to be a law against torturing writers that way. Besides, I could totes sell that story to...someone. Heck, I could self pub it and make $$. It's an awesome story. (I hate it, I hate everything I write, even when I love it.) I even did a great cover for it, if someone wants to pay me for both the story and the cover art (yes, I know, I should hit the comedy circuit.)
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davidd
10/6/2016 12:16:18 am
You should just self-publish everything you do! Let the publishing world come to you after you've achieved some success... and made some money. Unlike many of us, you've got the editing skills and the cover design skills, so self-publishing doesn't cost you anything out of pocket.
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Syd
10/16/2016 05:28:03 pm
Eh, a little of both--I believe a writer should pursue all the options available. But the waiting. Oh, dear gawd, the waiting. ;) However, Carina finally did ask to see the full ms. so only another 2-5 weeks of waiting! *sigh*
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davidd
10/23/2016 12:12:06 am
That's a step in the right direction! Fingers XX'd for you! Leave a Reply. |
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