Did I say edits were submitted? EDITS WERE SUBMITTED! On Monday 26 September, no less. Five days before deadline, in fact. Yes, I'm that good... And you know what, they haven't been read and responded to yet! Seriously, I know it doesn't happen that fast, but it's teeth-gnashingly hard to be patient all the same. Are … Continue reading Edits, editors and editing
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Over the weekend I was at Fantasycon 2016, in the sleepy English seaside town of Scarborough. We stayed in a little pub-hotel called The Dickens, which was lovely and very tilted without a straight floor or wall in it.The windows rattled and seagulls screamed at 5am and it made me very nostalgic for summers in … Continue reading Fantasycon by the sea, 2016
Edits! I got my edits back from my amazing editor Natasha Bardon at Harper Voyager. She sent me a scary five-page letter which pointed out lots of things and asked lots of questions I didn't have answers to, and recommended lots of changes that made me say, "erm, but". Then we had a brilliant conversation … Continue reading What’s keeping me quiet
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
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
Anna Stephens, word seeker 