So on 15 June my bloody child, Godblind, was born (published). I haven't actually had chance to talk about it since then, as I've been working towards submitting book 2 (which I did with hours to go of my 1 July deadline). The lovely Natasha is now reading it, and I'm in author crisis mode … Continue reading 15 June, 2017 – book baby cometh
Category: Agents
Last night was DHH Literary Agency's summer party. Held inside - and outside - Goldsboro Bookshop, it was an evening of improbably pink champagne (my head does not thank me this morning) and meeting the great and good of this weird new world called publishing in which I find myself. Having met only David Headley, … Continue reading Meeting the stars
DHH Literary Agency asked me to blog about my journey to getting a publisher. You can see it here - http://www.dhhliteraryagency.com/blog - or you can read it below. 37 is my lucky number. It didn’t used to be, but that’s how many agents I submitted to before Harry Illingworth of DHH Literary Agency decided to … Continue reading Blogging for agents
It's official! I have, really truly, honest, my-word-is-my-bond, agreed a three-book deal for the Godblind trilogy with Harper Voyager UK. Don't believe me? Official press release can be found on DHH Literary Agency's website. And on The Bookseller - ha, never thought I'd see my own name on The Bookseller. I've known about it for … Continue reading The big reveal – my three-book deal with Harper Voyager UK
The final round of edits have been completed and submitted to my agent. Or have they? How do I know they're the final round of edits? My agent may want more edits. The only way I'll know if they're the final round of edits is if I get more edits back. Or not. See? Philosophy … Continue reading Schrodinger’s edits
That thing I couldn't talk about last week? I can talk about it now, because it's signed and agreed. I HAVE A LITERARY AGENT! Yesterday I met the lovely Harry Illingworth from DHH Literary Agency for lunch and to talk about my debut fantasy novel, Godblind. Harry really likes it, is extremely enthusiastic about it, … Continue reading The power of persistence
Anna Stephens, word seeker 