I'm getting a good rate of agent interest in my book, but I'm really interested in submitting directly to Bookouture. Only thing that I have a worry about (other than being rejected) is the rate at which some authors are producing their books. I follow many of the Bookouture authors on Twitter and unless I'm mistaken (always a possibility where me and maths is concerned) I think some of them have new titles out every six months or so. That's a lot of pressure. Anyone know anything about that? Is this fairly standard now for digital publishers?
It's true: many authors have a very tight schedule. This year I'm having three books published! However, two of them were rewrites from books previously published by HarperCollins -- quite extensive rewrites, but still.
The book coming out in October is brand new, frm scratch. I've never written a book so quickly! From 1st April first word, to 14th August delivery of the final proofs checked by me. But you know what, I'm getting better and quicker under pressure. I always try to keep to my deadlines and somehow it's worked out. I actually enjoy it, but glad that I'm about to have a longer pause without a book in the pipeline. I know some authors who have agreed to one book a year, so it's not always such pressure.
I do write best under pressure. There were days during the first draft when I simply DID NOT want to write but I had to. I submitted a first draft to my editor without even rereading it. She loved it and there were only a few changes to be made.
I also know that this is the time where I really really want to be out there as a writer, since the more your name circulates the more sales you get; and being a retiree now, I could do with good and better sales.
Not that I'm complaining -- I'm very happy with my royalties to date, but I'd like to have a backlog of books to keep me going financially over the years.
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