Just thought I would write a few lines on the blog to explain why I am so thrilled that my UK publisher is to be Bookouture.
It still feels surreal to me that within the space of a few short weeks my debut novel has sold in four languages! What is particularly thrilling in this ever-changing landscape of publishing is that I feel I have the very best of all worlds. Lucky me!
Recipes for Melissa has been bought by traditional publishers abroad and will be in book shops in Germany, Brazil and Israel down the line.
Here in the UK I am thrilled to now confirm that I am to be published next Spring by a very modern, dynamic company with a terrific new publishing model and a superb track record. It means my book will be available both as an ebook and a paperback swiftly ( music to my ears!).
But that does NOT mean any shortcuts on quality and editing.
The deciding factor when I signed with Bookouture was a lovely conversation with Claire Bord who is to be my editor. I felt that she completely understood where I am going with this novel...and my writing. It was the reassurance I needed that in editing with her, I will be in the best possible hands.
Below is the press release from Bookouture which explains a little more about Recipes for Melissa. It is not my story, of course. This is fiction. But it does come from a theme very close to my heart and so I feel very proud that this story will soon be "out there".
PS Forgive me for mentioning that I now have a new Facebook Author page HERE. Do please pop by to "like"the page as it is feeling a tad lonely in these early days!
It still feels surreal to me that within the space of a few short weeks my debut novel has sold in four languages! What is particularly thrilling in this ever-changing landscape of publishing is that I feel I have the very best of all worlds. Lucky me!
Recipes for Melissa has been bought by traditional publishers abroad and will be in book shops in Germany, Brazil and Israel down the line.
Here in the UK I am thrilled to now confirm that I am to be published next Spring by a very modern, dynamic company with a terrific new publishing model and a superb track record. It means my book will be available both as an ebook and a paperback swiftly ( music to my ears!).
But that does NOT mean any shortcuts on quality and editing.
The deciding factor when I signed with Bookouture was a lovely conversation with Claire Bord who is to be my editor. I felt that she completely understood where I am going with this novel...and my writing. It was the reassurance I needed that in editing with her, I will be in the best possible hands.
Below is the press release from Bookouture which explains a little more about Recipes for Melissa. It is not my story, of course. This is fiction. But it does come from a theme very close to my heart and so I feel very proud that this story will soon be "out there".
PS Forgive me for mentioning that I now have a new Facebook Author page HERE. Do please pop by to "like"the page as it is feeling a tad lonely in these early days!
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