An appointment with an editor..

I have an appointment with a real life editor (the one I've been in contact with). He is coming to my home country this weekend and I'm going to show him my work and get to know the publishing procedure.

I've been writing sporadically these past weeks (my intended writecation) but I have a new found faith that I can accomplish a lot without quitting my day job ;-) Stephen King's On Writing has been a real inspiration and given me a reality check and belief that I can really do this!!!

Summer's here...

What a wonderfully sunny day outside. I think I'll go outside for a walk and listen to "summer's here"...

Kay Shapiro it is

I have chosen an author name (English that is). After careful consideration (tossing a coin) I chose the name Kay Shapiro.

Regarding publishing, I halted my collaboration with the publishing firm that contacted me earlier. I did some research and it didn't take long to find some rather bad reviews for this publishing company. After reading through a detailed description of a Finnish author's experience with the company, I ended my communications with them.

Currently I am waiting for a reply from a professional editor that I have been in contact with. I'm hoping it will help me get a footing in the publishing world. In the meantime I have started writing my first Icelandic novel. This will be the first full novel I'll write in my native language. The story is a thriller and it came to me almost complete (and in Icelandic). Now it's just a matter of getting it down on paper :-)

First doubts

I received a response today from the first publishing house I submitted to. They are interested in my script (Against All Odds) and propose collaboration.

I should be excited! In fact, I should be over the moon. The reality, though, is that I'm scared and full of doubt. I don't believe that you should get a "callback" from the first publisher you send to so I'm full of suspicions and doubt.

For now I'm trying to remember these words: "Don't get on the boat unless your ready to cross all the way."

Hopefully my doubts will dissapear soon.

I'm so excited (and I just can't hide it)

The profile for Against All Odds is ready!!! I can't believe it! It's almost been a year since I started the book and the "birth" has been both difficult and amazing (as I imagine most births are).

I've been scanning publishers and the next step is to send out the profile with a partial copy of the novel. I'll also continue writing The Other Woman and That Fat Feeling. If everything goes according to plan, at least one of them should be done when my "writecation" is over :-)