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How do I always end up in messes like this?

Posted on May 31, 2013 | 27 comments

Okay, I know half of you want to just spit on me, and I have no right to be tense, stressed, or frustrated. My problems are good problems to have … but how the heck did this just happen to me a SECOND time?

If you’ve been hanging out here for a while, you’ll remember that “Make Believe” and “For the Love of Christmas” released a day apart last year, and I had to do all of the editing simultaneously with two different publishers.

Well, this time around, I hoped I’d get a break. But it was not meant to be.

The first round edits for “The First Day of the New Tomorrow” came in first (which surprised me) So, as I am readying to sit down with them… in come the edits for “Paper Wishes”.

Yes, this is the chance we take when we sign with two different publishers about a month apart.

“Okay,” I thought. “No problem.” Paper Wishes was already published, right? All I needed to do initially is take out the words Astraea considered curses, which I did, so I should be good to go, right?

Ummm… no.

I have a little work to do to bring it more in line with what they want for a Christian novel. Some things I expected (like taming down the make-out scene) but a few of the other things surprised me. I’m going to need to think these changes over to keep the realistic tone of the story, but keep it within their strict, but understandable parameters.

In other words, YES, I have some work cut out for me.

The First Day of the New Tomorrow edits were topped with a nice note from the editor “Thank you for such a clean manuscript.”

But, as always, there are a few things in there that made me cringe.

One was a reference to “Ken Doll” which the editor changed to something else that made me think of blow up dolls. Nope, can’t do that. I quickly hopped over to Mattel’s web site and asked for formal permission to use “Ken Doll” (Which was a decent amount of paper work, but not impossible if you ever find that need.) Now I just have to wait for their approval.

So, yeah, busy week ahead of me here. I’m a little stressed, but it’s a happy kind of stress.

It’s all good.

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Tagged Astraea Press, Barbie, Dolls, editing, getting published, Jack and Jill, Ken, Mattel, Muse it Up, paper wishes, The First Day of the New Tomorrow

Yay! The big Announcement for Paper Wishes!

Posted on May 2, 2013 | 24 comments

I am super-excited to announce that I have signed a contract with Astraea Press for “Paper Wishes”!

Paper Wishes is the Re-envisioning of “Jack and Jill, Volume One”, which went out of print about a month ago due to Still Moments being purchased by another publisher.

We’ve started new edits, and “Paper Wishes” will be bigger, brighter, and cleaner than ever!

I am totally excited about this new opportunity, and I am really looking forward to working with a publisher as diversified as Astraea.

Stay Tuned!

Release date and

new cover to follow

http://www.astraeapress.com/index.html

Pitch your book opportunity to Astraea Press (victoriapinder.wordpress.com)

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Tagged announcement, Astraea, Astraea Press, Books, Business, Jack and Jill, jennifer M. Eaton, out of print, paper wishes, Publishing, Publishing and Printing, Yay

When you are lucky enough to have choices. Stuff to thing about

Posted on April 27, 2013 | 12 comments

When searching for a publisher, many authors target who they want, but settle for who will publish them. Right? This week, I found myself in the thrilling and cushy position of having a choice after being offered multiple contracts for Paper Wishes.

What’s Paper Wishes? Ha! I’m glad you asked! Paper Wishes is the re-envisioning of Jack and Jill Volume One.

As most of you know, Still Moments Publishing was purchased by another publishing house on March 15, and Jack and Jill was not one of the titles automatically shifted under their fold.

This was not a huge surprise to me, as Jack and Jill was not traditional Romance. The book really was a better fit for Christian Romance, so the minute I got my rights back, I began querying Christian Publishers.

Now – should this happen to anyone else, be prepared because the greater percentage of publishers out there (at least in Christian) DO NOT WANT previously published work. This surprised me at first. I had the nicest discussion with a really big house that liked my work, but had to decline because it had been published too recently.

But they were really a long shot anyway… and not so much on my radar. I was mainly focused in on one publisher that I contacted the day Still Moments made the announcement. I spoke with this publisher, explained my predicament, and we chatted about the publishing business in general for a while before I had even sent them my work. We were very much on the same page, so I bit my nails as I sent them my submission, and to a few other houses as well.

Less than a week later, I had two contract offers, and a third arrived last night. I have the luxury of matching up what each publisher has to offer, and also weighing the changes each publisher wants. (Yes, there will be changes)

Requested Changes:

1. Two of them want the cursing removed – and for anyone who has read my work, I really don’t curse. But what I WILL have to remove is dernit, darn, gosh, Hell, heck … anything even remotely looking like an explicative.

2. I will need to tone down the make-out scene to bring it more within the boundaries of Christian novels.

3. One of the publishers wants me to change it from First Person to Third Person.

So I am weighing the required changes alongside royalties, distribution, foreign rights, cover design, print rights and overall package offered.

It’s wonderful place to be, and I hope to be making an announcement shortly.

Don’t rock the boat, baby. (hopeofglory.typepad.com)

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Do you have a minute to click for me? Purty Please?

Posted on January 23, 2013 | 32 comments

Yeah Yeah, you know this already… Jack and Jill Volume One released yesterday. Thanks so much for everyone who picked up a copy!

I now have official links, so if you guys could do me a favor and hit “like” on Amazon for the Paperback Version and the Kindle Version (No, I don’t know why it’s separate either.

Well, I do, but that’s a story for another day.

Also, if you could be a dear and add it to your Goodreads list, that would be just sumptuous.

And yes, this lovely blue cover has the seal of approval from the Little Blue Lady from Mars. 🙂

Thanks Guys!

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Tagged blue, blue lady, book release, Goodreads, Jack and Jill, jennifer eaton, jennifer M. Eaton, lady from mars, little, Mars, Martian, new book, release day

Some Great News! I have a New Release Coming. Yay!

Posted on December 30, 2012 | 9 comments

Firstly, I’m being interviewed today over at Georgie Tyler’s blog. Hop on over and visit! http://www.georgietyler.com/2012/12/say-hi-to-author-jennifer-eaton.html

Annnnnnddddd………………….

I’m interrupting this blog tour for “Make Believe” and “For the Love of Christmas” with some exciting news!

A while ago I announced that my story “Test of Faith” was accepted by Still Moments Publishing.

Well, It gets even better!

A Test of Faith is going to be combined with the re-release of my “Connect the Dots” as a Novella called “Jack and Jill, Volume One”.

Did you catch that? VOLUME ONE!

I pitched the idea of following these characters through the tremulous first year in a relationship, and Still Moments liked the idea, so you will get to see more of these characters as their relationship progresses.