I sent a book submission to a publisher last week and was pleased to get a reply almost straight away; so often submissions seem simply to disappear into the ether. It wasn't good news insofar as my book wasn't what they were looking for. However, they did offer me the chance to join their team of freelance editors. Result!
Elsewhere, I have had a story accepted by Ireland's Own, which is pleasing.
It has been KettFest this weekend, the appalling name for a burgeoning arts festival here in Kettering (and if you don't know where that is, ask Lindsay Lohan). I bumped into a local author who has recently launched a small publishing company and we are going to get together to talk about future projects. Watch this space.
Naturally, one of the venues for events was our lovely independent bookshop Not Just Words. The shop is on the first floor of a little complex of outlets and the risers on the stairs have been painted (by customers) to look like book spines. My picture doesn't do them justice, but aren't they lovely?
Congrats on your story acceptance and the offer to be an editor! Sounds like you've been crazy busy. Good luck working with the new small publisher! Love those stairs.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lori. There's so much going on at the moment.
DeleteWell done on such success, Julia! Love those stairs.
ReplyDeleteI have some very talented friends, Rosemary.
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