The current state of affairs is that Monica’s Sister, my most recently completed novel, a Thomas Black mystery, is currently being looked at by a company relatively new to book publishing. I’m anxious to publish with them but they have been very slow in responding to my agent’s queries. They have the manuscript and have had it for quite some time. One would assume, that at some point they would either say yea or nay, but right now it’s nada. In the meantime, I’m hard at work on another Black. This one is tentatively titled Two Miles of Darkness. I have a sneaking suspicion I’ll finish this before we get word on Monica’s Sister. At that point, somebody’s going to have to make a decision.
I love this photo. It’s on Silver Peak just off I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass.
- This is one of my favorite late-summer hikes. It’s about 2 1/2 hours from the car to the top of Silver Peak where there are magnificent 360 degree views from Canada to Oregon. On this particular day there was a slight haze, probably from forest fires in Eastern Washington. Mount Rainier would normally be in full view in the distance but is missing. Note the six hikers below.
I wish the publisher would get off the dime. Some of us are mighty anxious to find out what’s happening in Thomas Black’s world.
If the publisher does say “nay,” what would be next? Self publishing?
Chad, I don’t really know what’s next. There are some people I need to talk to, people who’ve expressed interest in publishing me, so I’ll probably run through that list and see what appeals to me. I can’t predict the future. I used to do it a lot, but I’ve been wrong so many times I gave up.
Well I hope all the best for you. I read my first Thomas Black when I was in the 8th grade in 1997 and have been a fan ever since. Had the great honor of meeting you for a signing of Deception Pass in Louisville, KY. I will bide my time by re-reading the Mac Fontana series that I purchased for my kindle.
Time to release it on Kindle first. To heck with dead tree publishers!
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