Don't know pub date. My drop dead deadline for having everything in is June 1, though they would rather have it sooner. Isn't publication usually a year to 18 months after that? On the other hand, with a small publisher which does limited publicity (even compared to the little bit that big publishers do) maybe turnaround is faster. Year to 18 months always seem long to me, but the reference books that explained it made convincing cases for why that needed to be
Joyce: And what did you do tonight? Dawn: Irritated Giles. I'm beginning to get why Buffy likes it so much.
'Get It Done'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Typo Boy - Feb 22, 2011 11:43:25 am PST #4096 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Gudanov - Feb 22, 2011 11:49:17 am PST #4097 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
So ... I totally forgot about that. Do you want me to take a shot at it, Gud?
Sure, if you don't mind.
Amy - Feb 22, 2011 12:22:02 pm PST #4098 of 6690
Because books.
I'll be back with a few, Gud.
Gar, they might not have one set yet if they haven't let you know. Small presses so work a bit differently than a bigger house.
And it really depends -- I sold Cold Kiss in October of 2009, and they said from the get-go it would be fall 2011 before it came out. Children/teen publishing has a pretty long lead time.
But when I was at Kensington, mass market paperbacks could be out in nine months from a finished manuscript, sometimes.
Gudanov - Feb 22, 2011 5:32:33 pm PST #4099 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I finished my first chapter of 'Cog'. My new novel is finally getting along.
Typo Boy - Feb 22, 2011 5:37:52 pm PST #4100 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Yeah I think they set a release date once they approve the final manuscript.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Feb 22, 2011 10:51:03 pm PST #4101 of 6690
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Ongoing acceptance wishes for Barb and Gud!
hippocampus - Feb 23, 2011 1:24:39 am PST #4102 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
And Sox too :) t /selfish
Gudanov - Feb 23, 2011 5:36:36 am PST #4103 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Much acceptance~ma, Sox.
Barb - Feb 23, 2011 6:12:02 am PST #4104 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Definite ~ma for Sox!
t /also selfish on behalf of all Buffistas
Amy - Feb 23, 2011 6:21:56 am PST #4105 of 6690
Because books.
Gud, I'm still wrestling with the new query pitch.
I think what's bothering me is that the new angle seems catchy/cute on the surface, but you're losing a lot of valuable information in service of style. Reading it objectively (i.e. trying to forget what I know of the book), I don't get what kind of world this is, who Aimee is or why it's improbable and interesting that she's on this quest.
I also have a fever and a headache, so I'm not sure how well I can tweak this today, but I'm trying.
Wow, that sounds incredibly pompous. I'm not the last word here, really. Just reading it the way I would if it had come across my desk when I was acquiring, I think it could be better.