Publication offer!

[tabouli]

Cor! My literary agent emailed me about an hour ago to tell me that someone at Momentum (digital arm of Pan Macmillan) loved my Rapunzel novel, and will publish it if I'm happy to go with "digital-first" publishing

Comments

[carmine_rose]

Congratulations, that's amazing!

A word of warning (from someone who works in publishing, albeit academic) - read the contract very carefully. I've heard tales of new fiction authors being offered very dodgy profit-share terms where you're expected to share the costs as well as revenues.

[tabouli]

My agent was pretty good at going through my non-fiction book years ago. Thought of all sorts of things I hadn't. Hopefully she'll steer me around any dire traps. Or am I being naive, here?

[carmine_rose]

Ah yes, I was thinking about your agent... You should be fine then, she'll spot any traps for heffalumps.

[tabouli]

I have this sense of finally clawing my way into the life I always wanted to have. Took me a long time to offload all those expectations and cynics, but I'm getting there.

[coughingbear]

Congratulations, that's wonderful news and I look forward to reading it.

[tabouli]

Ahaaa, will have to see if you spot my teeny AF borrowing (if it survives the editing-for-publication process). I did slip one in that a devout AF fan would pick...

[antisoppist]

Hooray! Congratulations!

[tabouli]

Thank you! Am still fanning myself with shock.

[tabouli]

Thank you! My six year old self wants More Published Novels NOW, of course, but I'll distract her with a lollipop or something.