So I got this Email...

[wednes]

Ms. Friday,

Thank you for your interest in BlahBlah.net Publishing. I believe that “A Stabbing for Sadie” would be a wonderful addition to our growing catalog. Please take a moment to review our Standard Publishing Agreement at BlahBlah.net/pubagreement.html. Once a copy is “signed”, I will assign your work to an editor and add it to our production schedule. Additionally, please take a moment to register for our forums at BlahBlah.net/forums. It is a great way to get to know your fellow authors, along with the readers of our titles. If you have any questions, please feel free to post them in the forums, or email me here. I look forward to receiving the full manuscript.


It is a very small house with a diverse catalog. They do both print and down loadable novels and will be paying based on what I sell, there's no advance. I find it a bit suspicious that they've only read the first five chaps and a synopsis and chapter summary. Is that odd? Or is it average for houses of this size who do E-publishing?


Check me, I'm getting less crazy, less drug addicted, I'm getting married, now I'm getting published.
That is some kinda crazy right there.

Comments

[roane.livejournal.com]

CONGRATS!! The single most important thing to keep in mind is this: Money flows TO the writer. If they ask you for ANY money for ANYTHING, run far and fast, because that ain't how it works in publishing. :) You might also check out the Preditors and Editors section of the SFWA site (sorry, I'm too lazy to look it up)--it's a good clearinghouse for publishers as far as who people have had bad experiences with.

That said, congrats again!!!

Preditors and Editors linky link

[taryneve.livejournal.com]

http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/

Congratulations!

Like Roane said, check them out before you sign anything. And look through their catalog of stuff to see if you like the quality of the stuff they've put out.

Also, check out http://www.speculations.com/ to see if anyone has anything good or bad to say about your publisher in the Rumor Mill. Your best resource for info on the publisher is going to be other writers!

Re: Preditors and Editors linky link

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the links and advice!!

I can really use it.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'll be sure to do that before I sign anything. I did a bit of background research, and they seem small but honest.