O! The travails of publishing!
Random House has officially passed on Letter Off Dead. And, might I add, dammit.
According to my editor, the still-esteemed Abigail Samoun, they passed on nearly the entire Tricycle catalogue, which is a bummer for everyone, because the Trike folks consistently had high standards and delivered great books.
The only lining on this black cloud is that they’re paying me the rest of my advance. And Abigail has promised to shop the book around a bit, assuming RH gives her permission.
This is drag, to be sure, but it’s the most common status in the publishing industry and I’ve been there before. My plan is to keep plugging away on promoting this book and keep plugging away on writing the next one.
In the mean time, I’ve got a fully-edited book based on a popular blog that has been carefully edited by a talented, meticulous editor. It’s ready to go to galleys. If anyone’s interested in publishing it, let me know.
And, might I add, dammit.
Tom
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capitalist pig dogs!
I’m so sorry to hear it Tom!
Hopefully someone else can pick it up and run with it.
That is a shame. With so much complete on the book and your already an established author with a strong reader base, is there any self publishing option?
Hi, Tom — Don’t be too discouraged! You’ve already experienced your first great success with The Tilting House, and this setback will only be temporary, because you are determined and don’t give up!
I’m so sorry to hear this!