Category: Publishing

Welp, it’s been a heady five days. The seminars were fascinating, the fellowship scintillating, and the self-promotion alternately awkward and exhilarating. Stumping for Lorehaven was a blast, and it was great to meet those with whom I’d only interacted online; they’re all even better in person. I clocked between three and five hours of sleep per night, so the post-conference crash is proving rather brutal.

Time will tell whether A Sea Sought in Song made a sufficiently-fetching splash. I ended up delivering three very different pitches to three separate publishers: the first felt casual, the second mortifyingly stilted, and the third exultant. But in each case the initial reaction was positive, so I’m cautiously optimistic about the novel’s prospects.

That’s all for now. I’ll just leave you with a pic of me hangin’ with John Robinson, aka the inimitable Kerry Nietz of DarkTrench and Amish Vampires in Space fame.

My airline tickets are in the bag. Next month will find me hobnobbing in St. Louis at the Realm Makers writer’s conference. I’ve scheduled official pitch meetings with two agents, and aim to pique the interest of as many Industry Insiders as possible. But regardless of whether A Sea Sought in Song impresses, it’ll be fun to make the corporeal acquaintance of fellow writers with whom I’ve only spoken online.