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[erastes]

Some great news!

I've been keeping quiet about this project because.. I dunno... superstition or something. But I'm thrilled to hear today that my Regency novella "Hard & Fast" has been accepted by Linden Bay Press to be part of a trilogy this year. Or rather a book with 3 novellae in, whatever that's called.

The other two contributors are a newly published writer (Charlie Cochrane) who has penned a lovely story about post-world war One university gentlemen, and the marvellous Lee Rowan,(Ransom, Winds of Change, Walking Wounded) who has written a great Victorian mystery/romance called "Gentleman's Gentleman"

This will be my first foray with Linden Bay and I've heard nothing but good about them. They publish in multi-formats too, which is great for everyone, and which means that the book will be eligible for an EPPIE award. (ha ha) In fact, they have so many gay historical titles on their books (compared with other publishers) that they are probably the leading publisher in that genre as we speak.

I admit that I thought my story might be the Jonah as it's written in an homage to the Regency style, but they loved it anyway, despite my protagonist using 50 word sentences.

Anyway, here's the gist:

Major Geoffrey Chaloner has returned, relatively unscathed, from the Peninsula war and England is at peace for the first time in years. A Major's half pay is not enough for him to set up his own establishment, so he is forced to live with his irascible father who has very clear views on just about everything-including whom Geoffrey will marry. The trouble is Geoffrey isn't particularly keen on the idea, and even less so when he meets Adam Heyward, the enimatic cousin of the lady his father has picked out for him...

And the first section of the first chapter can be read on my newsgroup - (ETA: and on my website) so go and look!

Comments

[calligrafiti.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

:)

[liriaen.livejournal.com]

Congrats, that's excellent news! :D *pops the bubbly*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Aw thanks! I have flat wine, but that will have to do!

I save the champagne for the day I get a copy in my mitts.

:)

[storm-grant.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Linden Bay looks good.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

And they are FAST, too. I appreciate PD Publishing for loyalty's sake, but they can take 18months to 3 years to publish from start to finish, Linden Bay will get to Ebook in about a month, and then to print a month after that.

Thanks hun. I like happy news days.

[alankria.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank 'ee!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congratulations!!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[gehayi.livejournal.com]

Congratulations and felicitations!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you hun! And You were there for every wordy step!

[clarediva.livejournal.com]

Brilliant news! Congratulations! The genre is really growing, and with quality product, too (like yours ! ^_^)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Aw shucks. *blush*

And thanks!

[mylodon.livejournal.com]

Wootie toot toot.

Ahem.

Great stuff.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

Thank you!

[alex-beecroft.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! I love the look of the first paragraph, and having read Lee's Gentleman's Gentleman, I know that's wonderful too, and Charlie I know as a great person, so you can put me down for a copy :)

Also we'll be shipmates! Hurray :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Hurrah!

Isn't GG GREAT? I read it and thought... "oops. perhaps I should have had some plot in mine...."

:)

[markprobst.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to you! Will all three novellas be in one volume, or separate publications?

[erastes.livejournal.com]

All three in one volume - one is about 10K, Lee's and mine are about 30k each or thereabouts.

Thanks Mark! I'm pleased for the sale, of course, but I'm even more excited to be working with Linden, and to have another historical on the market.

[b-sheridan.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! LBR is a great company to work with.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I'm very excited to be part of their stable, thank you!

:)

[jgraeme2007.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. What a great sounding anthology!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

It's all Lee's drive and idea, I tend to sit around and examine my navel so I'm glad someone pokes me from time to time and says "Hey! wanna write something?"

Thanks!

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

I think the style of your story is delightful--and call me evil, but I'd love to see the reaction of someone expecting a typical Regency when they hit that first -- what would you call it, breeches-busting?-- scene. Woohoo!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm not sure if I coined the phrase breeches-ripper!!

There must be a decent generic description - we should have a contest!

Thank you, Lee, it's all down to you.

xxx

[tammylee.livejournal.com]

w00t!
*sends you good cheer and congratulatory sexy men*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Aw thanks hun

xxx

[asphodeline.livejournal.com]

I read the excerpt at lunch time but couldn't reply. I LOVE it. You will let us know when we can get it for real????

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Aw thank you

:)

And no, didn't think I would!!!!

[fiona-glass.livejournal.com]

Major congratulations! Keep us posted on Linden Bay, they sound well worth bearing in mind....

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and I will, they certainly seem to be a very professional outfit. I don't like their covers much, but I have a cunning plan....

[aunty_marion]

Congratulations! Another notch on your pimp cane!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Hee! Lucius is positively SULKING. He wants me to put him into a book and I'm refusing.

(oxfordshire is nice!)

Thank you!

!!!

[dubaiyan.livejournal.com]

That's great. I loved Chaloner.

Re: !!!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you darling.

xxx

[annebrooke.livejournal.com]

Many congrats indeed!

:))

A
xxx

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thanks Anne

It's so great to think I'll be publishing this year!

[leni-jess.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Go you.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thanks hun!

[shiawmeimei.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! 50 word sentences, eh? When I teach self-editing classes, I suggest sentence length of no more than 20 words. But I tell historical writers to ignore me. *cackle*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I know - he's so wordy. It was a deliberate attempt to write in a Regency style.. we'll soon see if I suceeded!

Thank you!

[mysid.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS! You know I'll buy a copy!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thanks hun!

[crawling-angel.livejournal.com]

Concatulations!


*posts most Sevvie-looking pic with his alter ego beside him*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Aw - Thats wonderful - thank you!

[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

Enigmatic cousin...mmmm...

Congratulations! =D

[erastes.livejournal.com]

it would help if I'd spelled it correctly! Thanks!

[desayunoencama.livejournal.com]

Mazel tov on the novella!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Lawrence!