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| JE Gurley's Rants andWritings My Blog |
Tuesday, July 27 --
I'm beginning to feel like I'm finally accomplishing something in my writing. I received an
acceptance from both Aspen Mountain Press and Damnation Books for my latest novel, Hell
Rig. I decided on Damnation Books because I am familiar with their company and know
several of their authors. Two acceptances after a long dry spell felt really good. I just sent in
the contract to Damnation. Now comes the hard part. I've never worked with an editor and I'm
sure there are some rough edges that need to be taken off. I intend to learn all I can from the
process and use it for future sales.
I'm already half way through with another horror novel. I'll pitch it at the Killer Con
Convention in Las Vegas next month and hope for the best. Killer Con was great last year. I
met a lot of people and learned a lot at the panel discussions. Hell Rig is due out in March of
next year, so maybe I'll have something to show off at the next Killer Con.
I've got 3 or 4 horror novels in the works, as well as 2 sci-fi, a thriller and a sword and
sorcery. I'm on book 2 of a YA sci-fi trilogy. They just need a good rewrite and edit using what
I've learned over the past year.
Never give up. If you write because you love it, learn the craft and produce a good,
marketable product. Someone, somewhere will buy it. Remember, rejection slips are the
manure that makes novels grow.
I'm beginning to feel like I'm finally accomplishing something in my writing. I received an
acceptance from both Aspen Mountain Press and Damnation Books for my latest novel, Hell
Rig. I decided on Damnation Books because I am familiar with their company and know
several of their authors. Two acceptances after a long dry spell felt really good. I just sent in
the contract to Damnation. Now comes the hard part. I've never worked with an editor and I'm
sure there are some rough edges that need to be taken off. I intend to learn all I can from the
process and use it for future sales.
I'm already half way through with another horror novel. I'll pitch it at the Killer Con
Convention in Las Vegas next month and hope for the best. Killer Con was great last year. I
met a lot of people and learned a lot at the panel discussions. Hell Rig is due out in March of
next year, so maybe I'll have something to show off at the next Killer Con.
I've got 3 or 4 horror novels in the works, as well as 2 sci-fi, a thriller and a sword and
sorcery. I'm on book 2 of a YA sci-fi trilogy. They just need a good rewrite and edit using what
I've learned over the past year.
Never give up. If you write because you love it, learn the craft and produce a good,
marketable product. Someone, somewhere will buy it. Remember, rejection slips are the
manure that makes novels grow.