Last week I did something that I thought would never happen: I signed a book contract with a publisher!
I never thought it would happen because the publishing industry is changing rapidly, and no-name authors like me usually have to go the self-publishing route. Throughout this book journey it seemed unlikely I’d find a traditional publisher.
But then a contact in the publishing industry suggested Deep River Books in Oregon. I emailed Bill Carmichael, their principal, and for the last couple of months we’ve had some great conversations.
The most important thing to me was control over the final product. Deep River agreed to everything I asked for.
The second most important thing was getting professional help with editing, copy editing, layout, cover design, marketing, etc. Again, Deep River stepped up on all that and more.
There is a downside, however, Due to the scheduling cycle of publishers, distributors and retail sales, the book will not be published for about a year. I was hoping to have something in print by early 2016, but it’s going to be late 2016 now.
Oh well. But hey, when it is in print it will be better than I could have done on my own.
Now back to work. For the first time in the process I have a deadline!
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