Feeling rather grotty today (though I am on antibiotics and improving), I awoke to find some promising news in my mailbox concerning The Realm of the Hungry Ghosts. It has been under consideration with an American independent for a while now (not sure what the etiquette is regarding mentioning names at this stage, so won’t) and this morning I heard from their Acquisitions Editor apologising for the delay and informing me that “I have finished reading your novel and if you are still seeking a publisher I will pass it on to our two other readers with a recommendation” and that he “certainly enjoyed the book and [he thinks] there is a market for it.”
Unanimity is required, so it could still be a no. But it cheered me in my moment of need 😉
Cross anything you might have that’s crossable, please.
Best of luck!
great news gary.
Thanks Gloria! Cheers, Matt! 🙂
Good luck Gary:)) and hope you feel better soon.
Thanks, Lou! I’m slowly on the mend, so you’ll be getting that reply to your email, soon. 🙂 Now don’t look like that… 😉
Break a leg, Gary!!!! Hope all goes well.
How exciting, so good to have a foot in… er… ONE door at least. Best of luck!
Thanks, Will and bewilderedhousewife. Still early days, I guess, but I’m cautiously optimistic. If one editor in what is a very mission-specific publishing house can like it, two more shouldn’t be too much harder. Similiar tastes, interests etc.
Or that’s what I tell myself. It doesn’t help much 😉
OMG!!!! Thats fantastic. You must, must, must now do the happy dance in your undies. It’s a rule!
I did, but you missed it!
drat..I always seem to miss the good stuff…(grin)
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