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Now that the ink is dry on the contract, I can finally announce what I've been talking around since November: Dark Quest Books has picked up the Rugosa Coven series, and a print volume will collect Closing Arguments, Atlantis Cranks Need Not Apply, and my nearly-completed work in progress, tentatively titled And Ria's from Neptune.

The electronic editions of Closing Arguments and Atlantis Cranks will be re-released soon, possibly as soon as March, thanks to Drollerie Press's gracious parting decision to give its authors rights to all formatting and cover art. The Ria story is very close to complete now, and I've run about a third of it by my fabulous critique group, Writers of the Weird. As soon as I have a projected release date for the paper edition, I'll post about it here.

Life is very, very good.

Date: 2012-02-13 06:01 am (UTC)

Date: 2012-02-13 06:08 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] annathepiper
Oh RIGHT ON! Congratulations! :D

Date: 2012-02-13 07:12 am (UTC)

Date: 2012-02-13 08:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] showingup.livejournal.com





W00T!!!! YAAAAYYY!!!! And a gazillion expressions of triumphant glee!!!!!

How do we get our hands on copies over here? I want to make sure I lend them to family and friends who will talk about them.


YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Date: 2012-02-15 02:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dr-pretentious.livejournal.com
Excellent question. I'll look into it. The electronic editions should be easy to get over there. If all else fails, I can put some copies in your hands when you're on this side of the pond to see the in-laws.

Date: 2012-02-15 08:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] showingup.livejournal.com
Cool - we'll work something out. I want to see a physical copy get passed around, as ebooks still aren't quite the norm, and a physical thing is easier to brandish at people.
Edited Date: 2012-02-15 08:43 am (UTC)

Date: 2012-02-13 09:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evaelisabeth.livejournal.com
Congratulations! I'm looking forward to the new one :-)

Date: 2012-02-13 12:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sleepymaggie.livejournal.com
Woo! I love these stories, excited to see a new one.

Date: 2012-02-13 12:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sabrinamari.livejournal.com
Woo-hoo! So very, very happy!

Date: 2012-02-13 01:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mindseas.livejournal.com
Congrats!!!

Date: 2012-02-13 02:36 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-02-13 02:39 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-02-13 08:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kistha.livejournal.com
Photobucket

Cusco Does the Happy Dance

I cannot WAIT!!!!!!!!

*ahem*

You are fantastic and I'm so very, very pleased for you.

Date: 2012-02-13 08:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jasminewind.livejournal.com
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!

Will they all be together in one volume or will they be printed separately? It doesn't really matter because I'm buying them regardless. I'm so excited! I LOVE Rugosa!!

Congratulations!!!!

Date: 2012-02-13 08:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jasminewind.livejournal.com
Was too excited to see the very clearly written "print volume will collect..."

I'm looking forward to seeing Ria's story!

Date: 2012-02-15 02:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dr-pretentious.livejournal.com
I'm having a lot of fun with it. As the few remaining big gaps fill in, lots of little connections I didn't know were there are starting to link up. That always happens, but it feels fresh every time.

Date: 2012-02-13 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jmward14.livejournal.com
Congratulations! That's fabulous new--for both you and Dark Quest. :-)

Date: 2012-02-15 02:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dr-pretentious.livejournal.com
Thank you! I think I'll make them glad to have picked me up.

Date: 2012-02-13 09:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] purpledice.livejournal.com
Congratulations! That's awesome!

Date: 2012-02-13 09:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sppeterson.livejournal.com
Congrats! Awesome news!

Date: 2012-02-14 06:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] criada.livejournal.com
Read your contract carefully. Dark Quest has put some weird stuff in there in the past (like saying you need to ask permission before selling reprints. This from an anthology contract). And they may take for-fricking-ever to put it out.

Date: 2012-02-15 02:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dr-pretentious.livejournal.com
This is an Age of Weird Contracts. I'd give a close, questioning reading to any contract, even from a trusted friend, just to make sure we both understood the language the same way. I've found that publishers I am certain are people of good will often have not thought through the ramifications of their own boilerplate. As my lawyerly father puts it, contracts protect relationships. At least, that's part of the good they can do.

I'm at peace with the possibility of for-fricking-ever. They are novellas, and despite their orphaned form, I have been paid for them before and will be paid for them again. How often does that happen with novellas these days?

Hey, does this mean you're in [livejournal.com profile] anghara's anthology with Dark Quest? I've been looking forward to picking that one up. Doubly so, if you're in it.

Date: 2012-02-15 03:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] criada.livejournal.com
I'm not in it, but my friend Keffy is, and my friend San illustrated the table of contents. Another friend was in an earlier anthology Dark Quest put out, which is my source.

Date: 2012-02-14 06:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] criada.livejournal.com
Oh, and congratulations. :-)

Date: 2012-02-15 07:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jaime-sama.livejournal.com
Hooray hooray hooray!! Great news! I'll start making a list of everyone I know who needs the collection as a gift.

The first person on the list will be myself, of course. A new Rugosa story!

Date: 2012-02-18 04:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jeneralist.livejournal.com
I was on vacation when this was posted, so I didn't see it at the time.

YAY!

Date: 2012-02-21 07:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] violet-moon25.livejournal.com
I look forward to seeing the new story (or even whatever you have so far).
These stories are great and I can't wait until I can get print copies to send to friends.
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