Thursday, September 16, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
San Francisco Publisher meeting!
So as many of you know, I took pretty much the most awesome vacation ever over Labor Day weekend with my boyfriend to visit some of his college friends out in San Francisco, CA. It was my first trip to the west coast (I've been as far as the Grand Canyon/Las Vegas back in 5th grade) and seeing the Pacific Ocean (it is COLD). But in addition to all the crazy funness (funness?) that went down with our friends, I also had a very wonderful meeting with my amiable publisher, Mr. Martin at Inner Light Books.
This was very exciting as I have never met with a publisher to talk about my work before. The closest I ever got was an anonymous critique at the SCBWI Eastern Pa conference in March (March?) and that was pretty one-sided. I went to his adorable townhouse in the Mission District where he showed me some of his beautiful books (some printed by I.L.B.), lots of cool ethnic art on the walls, and I met his wife and his gray cat Don Quixote. He looked over my design and illustrations for Cousin Ann, which he likes very much, and we basically talked about improving layout here and there, as well as perhaps adding more illustrations. We also discussed the contract and payment (reasonable, in my opinion). The best thing out of it though is that he revealed he wants to do a hardcover version! That may not mean much to anyone outside of the book business (maybe it does? I don't remember what it's like to be a civilian anymore, haha. Just kidding), but to me it means there will be a jacket with bios and a summary on it, more opportunities for reviews, a nicer looking product, and better quality.
The publishing date is tentatively Dec. 1st, in time for Christmas (and my birthday! Happy birthday me, my first published book!)
This was very exciting as I have never met with a publisher to talk about my work before. The closest I ever got was an anonymous critique at the SCBWI Eastern Pa conference in March (March?) and that was pretty one-sided. I went to his adorable townhouse in the Mission District where he showed me some of his beautiful books (some printed by I.L.B.), lots of cool ethnic art on the walls, and I met his wife and his gray cat Don Quixote. He looked over my design and illustrations for Cousin Ann, which he likes very much, and we basically talked about improving layout here and there, as well as perhaps adding more illustrations. We also discussed the contract and payment (reasonable, in my opinion). The best thing out of it though is that he revealed he wants to do a hardcover version! That may not mean much to anyone outside of the book business (maybe it does? I don't remember what it's like to be a civilian anymore, haha. Just kidding), but to me it means there will be a jacket with bios and a summary on it, more opportunities for reviews, a nicer looking product, and better quality.
The publishing date is tentatively Dec. 1st, in time for Christmas (and my birthday! Happy birthday me, my first published book!)
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