{"id":227,"date":"2007-02-09T11:06:27","date_gmt":"2007-02-09T16:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2007\/02\/09\/pop-has-a-publisher\/"},"modified":"2007-02-17T22:55:22","modified_gmt":"2007-02-18T03:55:22","slug":"pop-has-a-publisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2007\/pop-has-a-publisher\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop has a publisher!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is BIG news! My pop has gotten to the point where he’s pretty happy with the polish he’s applied to his first novel, The Boxcar Kid<\/a>. He’s been working hard on it for quite some time now, and he has serialized it into three separate books. He’s taken the job of finding a publisher very seriously, researching the “right” way to go about it, attending writer’s conferences to get networked, and even working up an extensive marketing plan.<\/p>\n

It’s finally all paid off, as he’s been approached by ArcheBooks Publishing<\/a> with a serious offer to get published! I really like the look of the publisher – they’re targeted at helping new writers establish long-term careers. They publish only nice hardcover editions, but complement that with ebooks with generous licenses, and have lots of other smart approaches to publishing. Way to go, pop! I’ll update this as more news rolls in. In the meantime, check out the website<\/a> I set up for an introduction.<\/p>\n

Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!! Love ya! Hope that free lunch at Iguanamia hit the spot!<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Not content to share the spotlight with me mum, my dad decided to smash his car into bumper-to-bumper traffic, causing the three cars in front of him to take damage. Poor guy! Talk about your roller coaster day. He’s recovering now, with a sore chest thanks to hitting the seatbelt and airbag pretty hard. I know you’re on a roll, pop, but slow down and take it easy for a bit! Hope you feel better soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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