First of all, forgive this post’s corny reference to NASA’s famous pre-launch expression, and secondly, please understand that I use it with sincerity. Because, not only does the title make a timely reference to the fortieth anniversary of Apollo 11′s lunar mission, it also succinctly describes some exciting pre-launch news of my own.
The news is that, today, I signed a deal with Tim Gordon of General Store Publishing House for the publication rights to The Net Present Value of Life.
Maybe because it was so unexpected is the reason that it feels so good. Or maybe it’s because I can now rely on professionals to oversee editing, design, publicity, distribution, and all the other “stuff” that needs to get coordinated.
Whatever it is, all I can say with certainty is that I’m thrilled, a little relieved and very keen to get started. I’ve already been assigned an editor (hello Jane!), and I met Alison who will coordinate the publicity side of things.
Alison & Michael at GSPH offices
I hope you will stay with me over the following weeks and months as I document the publishing journey that my book is embarking upon. If you do, I hope I’ll succeed in revealing interesting insights on my first-ever foray into the making of a novel. Keep an eye, too, on the Announcements tab of this site. It’s where I’ll post periodic updates about release dates and book launches (two venues – Ottawa and Halifax – are in the works already).
Finally, I’ll be away for a few days and, before signing off, I’d like to thank everyone for their comments, words of encouragement and support. And finally, a big thank you to the team at General Store for believing in my book.
Talk to you soon…
Hello,
Super post, Need to mark it on Digg
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