Yes, well done! That's probably the hardest part done! Tell us all when it's published!

-Kaz

Oh yeah, [rude word]ing awesome! That's just so cool. When it finally comes out - and I'm sure it will, given the overwhelmingly positive response from agents - I'll be sure to pick up a copy. Hah, I bet a fair number of copies will sell just through YWS, and then through word of mouth.

But given the lengthy publishing process, it'll probably still be a fair number of months before it's released. Still, keep us updated with any further developments.

That's amazing Brad. I actually just grinned like crazy. I can't to see Ch in print, and will get however much it costs to ship it to the UK.

Anyway, well done dude. You deserve it!

That is utterly fantastic, Brad! Congratulations!

BRADNESS!!!! *throws party balloons*

Man, that's AWESOME!!!!! I grinned like crazy too. I'm sooo happy for you! You gotta get published...you just gotta.

Congratumalations, once again.

That's awesome, Brad! Major kudos.

Prokaryote

My mom wants you to go to Writer's Market:
http://writersmarket.com/
And if you havn't already, get a username and password. She says they have excellent tips on getting published.

He doesn't really need that now - his agent will deal with all the stuff: sending off submissions to publishers, recieving responses, engaging in negotiations, making sure he gets the best possible deal, etc.

All the legwork and legal details are carried out by agents, leaving the author time to write and promote their books.

Looks like a nice site though. If they didn't charge, I'd sign up.

Same here, Sureal. They send me stuff, but I can't use it because I don't have the money to sign up!

Congrats, Brad!!

I'll be looking for Chionophobia when it is released.

SQUEE!

I didn't see this until just now, but GO BRAD!

And yes, tell keep us updated!

(and yes, I will be sending my copy(ies) to you so you can sign them once I get my hands on a copy or few)

Update: It's been quite a while since I notified everyone of the going-ons with the publishing world. As for now, all three novels in the trilogy -- Chionophobia, Prosthesis, and Melnikov -- are complete. Chionophobia, however, has entered into so-called "development Hell": this is where so many editors begin fighting over a story and charging the publisher editing fees out the wazoo that it becomes fiscally impossible to publish: simply because the projected number of sells is not enough to overcome the fees already charged as well as meet the minimal profit margin demanded by the publisher. It's maddening, but I suppose I've come to accept it, at least.

Towards other goals, I have nothing but bland and boring projects set out. You might not want to glimpse these for too long, as cachexia is eventually fatal to a body. But they are, nonetheless:

Potato in the Orchard: a humorous if perhaps otherwise drab memoir-like tale about a young boy who is incapable of feeling emotion. Raised in a household of bizarre interests, he struggles to "fit in" and understand his past.

(see? didn't I tell you? b.o.r.i.n.g.)

And also:

Bethlehem: an alternative history screenplay that studies the use of magic, spirit and reason in a post-apocalyptic world, circa 1919.

--Bethlehem has been sent to some woman at HBO for rejection.

I read other people's Writer's Corner posts, and I see all this talk of not being able to give up writing because other people are expecting some story.

Where art thou expectant ones? Accountability partners, where do you hide!?

I think Bethlehem would be interesting to read if you ever posted it. Dunno if that makes me expectant of that story or not, but whatever *is dramatic* so don't give up, Incand

Well.... I'm looking forward to CMP getting published! I suppose I'm an accountability partner, though, a bad one at that. XD


I really wish they'd stop fighting over it and just publish it. And I want to see Bethlehem!!!

Well goodluck with the novel/acreenplay majiggy, it would be awesome if you got published. Getting this far alone, is an achievement in itself!

Well, kinda anyway.

Potatoes is funny enough, hahaha, am enjoying that, but Bethlehem sounds reall interesting so get that up here asap.

Cheers.