Today
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Well it finally happened!
I've been beavering away over many years, trying to get my work out there, as you know. I have many reader's and friends, and friends who are reader's. Everyone seems to be happy for me with the two books contracts I've just signed.
Killian Spooks and the Ghosted Children was the first one with Whiteley Publishing. They are a young publisher, only been going since 2011 and are ever growing. I liked the fiction book covers they've already produced and the way in which they are as passionate about writing as I am.
My second recent offering - House of Darke has been accepted by Pegasus Elliot MacKensie Ltd. This publishing house does different deals for individual authors. They've given me a traditional contract with an advance. They seemed to like my work and I've heard good things about them too.
I've already got 6 books out there and hopefully by the end of 2014, I should have an extra two. It did seem that I wasn't going to get any publisher to take on my next two books. But digging around the internet and sending lots and lots of emails have certainly paid off. You've got to be passionate about your work to get anywhere in this business.
The previous books I've written were a combination of me pushing and finding a printer, and asking my best friend Derek Jones to do the artwork. The results were brilliant. The Wizards' Kingdom trilogy being almost 10 years old now; has sold nearly 10,000 copies, I couldn't be happier. The Curious World of Shelley Vendor has been well accepted too, selling roughly 3000 copies, with the sequel Katie Hinge selling gradually in the background. Crank Tech One: Destruction has been the slower of the six, but is picking up momentum.
I've still got a few projects up my sleeve and I'm waiting to see what happens to them. We'll see.