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CORNELIUS QUAINT HAS A NEW HOME!!!!
Hi there Talkbackers,
I've been itching to update all who have wondered how THE EQUIVOQUE PRINCIPLE and the following CORNELIUS QUAINT books have fared since the recent announcement about the folding of my publishers, THE FRIDAY PROJECT, and their subsequent inhalation by HARPERCOLLINS, but my hands have been tied whilst waiting for an official announcement. This gag was doubly hard for those TFP staff who were (unfairly in some cases) attacked blogwise across the internet, meaning they could not effectively fight their corner until the ink was dry on the contract. That financial stuff has nothing to do with me, and so I leave it to those far better qualified to judge or comment.
Effectively, with TFP going into liquidation it meant my 3 book deal was in jeopardy, and the rights reverted to me. Any deal with the Friday Project publishing the first Cornelius Quaint trilogy was void. A thoroughly depressing cloud for a lot of authors on their books to live under. But there was a ray of sunshine...
The nice, devoted folks at TFP did keep me well up to date to inform me at every stage what was on the cards, and knowing that HarperCollins were interested in buying selected titles from the TFP list, I prayed they would see a gem in my series. It was a long and anxious wait, but I finally got word that HarperCollins like THE EQUIVOQUE PRINCIPLE and its sequels enough to go with it, and now, Cornelius Quaint has a new home just in time for his paperback release, which I expect to be July some time. This means a hell of a lot more clout, as well as more promotion, exposure etc. so it is the best news ever...I almost thought the book was going to fade out before it even got as far as paperback, but its good news, folks....we're back in business!!!!!
Darren
I've been itching to update all who have wondered how THE EQUIVOQUE PRINCIPLE and the following CORNELIUS QUAINT books have fared since the recent announcement about the folding of my publishers, THE FRIDAY PROJECT, and their subsequent inhalation by HARPERCOLLINS, but my hands have been tied whilst waiting for an official announcement. This gag was doubly hard for those TFP staff who were (unfairly in some cases) attacked blogwise across the internet, meaning they could not effectively fight their corner until the ink was dry on the contract. That financial stuff has nothing to do with me, and so I leave it to those far better qualified to judge or comment.
Effectively, with TFP going into liquidation it meant my 3 book deal was in jeopardy, and the rights reverted to me. Any deal with the Friday Project publishing the first Cornelius Quaint trilogy was void. A thoroughly depressing cloud for a lot of authors on their books to live under. But there was a ray of sunshine...
The nice, devoted folks at TFP did keep me well up to date to inform me at every stage what was on the cards, and knowing that HarperCollins were interested in buying selected titles from the TFP list, I prayed they would see a gem in my series. It was a long and anxious wait, but I finally got word that HarperCollins like THE EQUIVOQUE PRINCIPLE and its sequels enough to go with it, and now, Cornelius Quaint has a new home just in time for his paperback release, which I expect to be July some time. This means a hell of a lot more clout, as well as more promotion, exposure etc. so it is the best news ever...I almost thought the book was going to fade out before it even got as far as paperback, but its good news, folks....we're back in business!!!!!
Darren
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Tracy :)
The Up: seeing the hardback in print and hoping it was the start of so many big things. The Down: Finding myself drying up for ideas, not knowing if I'd ever leave the starting blocks and thinking about jacking it all in...thinking that my dream had been taken away from me, and as I first signed the contract in 2006 it has been a hell of a wait. I almost wished that I'd never been offered a contract, things were that depressing. But i had to keep positive and at least I havent lost anything more than time.
And now I'm back on the Up...(but still that unknown territory is on the horizon as to how i will fare as a 'real writer')
Getting published has not taken that away from me...I'm still normal !! I'm still an amateur!
Congratulations.
:)
Just to say...to all those that have bought and read THE EQUIVOQUE PRINCIPLE, many thanks. I was hoping that the paperback would be released in July, but with all that is mentioned above I have been informed there will be a delay of the paperback version until March 2009. This is to give the series the very best chance of competing in the market. I am a tad disappointed but I trust the publisher's and their commercial savvy, so it makes sense, and realistically - I want the series to do the very best it can, and if I have to wait a few more months, so be it!
So, to those that read the last page of Equivoque expecting a sequel in 2009, sorry - it'll be the following year!!!!
We are soon to be working hard on building an online following for Cornelius Quaint, so will keep you guys and gals posted!
Darren