Hello,
This is the blog I've always wanted to write. It's my dream blog. The blog I thought would probably in all actuality never see the light of day. I have signed a two book publishing deal with UK publishers, Hodder and Stoughton - my dream publishers as they publish Mike Gayle who is without doubt, one of my literary heroes. Let me start at the beginning.
I was contacted a while ago by a lovely girl at Hodder who had read This Thirtysomething Life and loved it. We had a few meetings over the phone and then eventually, after a few very tense days when I couldn't sit down and began sweating for no reason, she came back and said they would like to buy the rights to This Thirtysomething Life and also my next novel, Happy Endings.
For those of you who don't know me that well, being a published writer has been my dream for a very long time. I've given up a lot to make it happen, but I hope this is just the start of a long and successful career.
So what does this all mean? you're probably thinking.
Well, firstly, Hodder will be re-packaging and re-issuing This Thirtysomething Life at the beginning of next year. It will get a slightly different cover, some better blurb and someone called a publicist who will make sure people buy it. It will also get released in the UK as a paperback sometime in Spring next year. Yes, you'll be able to walk into your local book shop and buy it! How exciting.
There is some bad news in all of this. Unfortunately, the publication date for Happy Endings has been put back. I'm going to work on that with my lovely editor at Hodder and make it the best book we can. It will be released some time around the end of next year. This just means you'll be able to buy and read the paperback for This Thirtysomething Life and also that Happy Endings will be an even better book.
I don't want to get all mushy, but thank you so much to everyone that has helped with the terrific success of Thirtysomething and helped inspire me along the way. A special thank you to my wonderful and beautiful wife Kristin, who has never once said anything like, get a proper job, and instead has always given me her full support and encouragement. She even helped edit Thirtysomething too. She is my everything.
I'll blog soon when I have more news. Exciting times ahead!
Hugs
Jon X
