Publishing Deal
Just a quickie, cos leaving house in a mo, but Robin ‘Sperm Wars’ , with whom I shared a dinner with one balmy summer’s evening last year, has finally got his publishing deal! In his own words, this is how he puts it:
Hi Hannah
Just thought you’d like to know that after ten years in the writing, including seven major re-writes and countless smaller ones, five years of rejections including eight further for the most recent version since February, NAKED (still the title though I’m warned it could change) at last has a publisher. An offer has come in from Virgin Books, now a sub-division of Random House, though my agent (Laura) is still waiting for replies from two further publishers in the hope they’ll offer more money (because the advance being offered by Virgin is a pittance).
As you can imagine, after all the effort and all the put-downs, I’m over the moon. A novelist at last! I’d like to think that you have got there, too, and have experienced the same feeling. If not, I hope it’s just round the corner. Don’t give up!
Yay. Most inspiring.