A little while ago, I wrote an article about how the first editions of my four Fledgling Account books had gone out of print and I had successfully had my rights returned by my publisher, after they had notified me they wouldn't print more books. While I wrote that post with mixed feelings, it is already a moment of triumph to be able to say "first edition". The second editions are, in fact, imminent. I have just this past week signed a seven book international publishing contract that will result in the publication of the entire Fledgling Account series. Books one to four will be released with new covers and some revisions. Books five to seven will, for the first time ever, see the light of day. Additionally, four short stories attached to the series will also be published. I am excited to say that this time there will be opportunities to get the books printed in New Zealand as well - something Permuted Press was unwilling to allow. We'll go slow with this, seeing how many bookstores are still willing to carry Rafen after all this time.
This contract with Burnett Young Books, furnished for by Cyle Young of Hartline Literary Agency, breathes new life into this series and into later projects. Because of how attached I was to this series emotionally, I found myself thwarted in every attempt to "write something else". I needed to finish The Fledgling Account and do it well before I threw myself into other projects - of which I have a few planned.
I'm truly privileged to be able have these seven books underway. I had a goal of having their destiny assured before my twenty-fifth birthday in April next year. That goal has already been met, thanks to God's provisions. I look forward to providing updates and cover reveals via this blog.
In the meantime, I return to the world of the Mio Pilamur for just a little bit longer as I finish what I began at ten years old.
Naturally, all this makes me deliriously happy.
This contract with Burnett Young Books, furnished for by Cyle Young of Hartline Literary Agency, breathes new life into this series and into later projects. Because of how attached I was to this series emotionally, I found myself thwarted in every attempt to "write something else". I needed to finish The Fledgling Account and do it well before I threw myself into other projects - of which I have a few planned.
I'm truly privileged to be able have these seven books underway. I had a goal of having their destiny assured before my twenty-fifth birthday in April next year. That goal has already been met, thanks to God's provisions. I look forward to providing updates and cover reveals via this blog.
In the meantime, I return to the world of the Mio Pilamur for just a little bit longer as I finish what I began at ten years old.
Naturally, all this makes me deliriously happy.
