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I lurked and read through a lot of the guidelines (many new or revised since I used to spend far too much time at AW) and am now posting these announcements, devoutly hoping I don't overstep any unknown boundaries. So here goes...
I've got a lot to celebrate and to be grateful for--the last two years have been overflowing with challenges and projects so here's a rundown:
The Knowledgeable Knitter (my fourth book) was released in September. I've already done five events associated with this book (a knitting cruise, book signing in a yarn shop, workshops and book signing at an annual knitting event, and [most thrilling of all] a book signing at an independent book shop!). I've also got promotional events and workshops scheduled through early May 2015. It's made it to #1 knitting reference book at Amazon, got a starred review in Library Journal and a sweet, sweet review in Publisher's Weekly. To quote from the latter, "... its clarity, detail, scope, and companionable tone make it an extraordinary reference and a delicious read." I am humbled by this--what an amazing comment on what's essentially a technical manual.
At the same time, I've revised my first book, The Knitting Answer Book, and a 10th Anniversary second edition will be published in January 2015. What makes me really happy at this point is that they've signed off on it and it's gone to prepress, so I know I won't suddenly get another set of pages to proof read in the next few weeks. There are more than 200,000 copies of The Knitting Answer Book in print and it's in its 14th printing.
I'm already working on my fifth book (sorry, I can't tell you about it until the catalog is released, which will be quite a wait, since my submission deadline is August 2015).
And, my editor tells me they are planning to release a paperback edition of my second book, The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques. I've always felt that this book didn't sell as well as it should have, so this will be a chance to both lower the price and to do some additional marketing.
I feel so lucky to have a publisher who values their back list and keeps the books in print so long as they're selling.
And, frankly, I owe a huge thank you to Absolute Write forums for my success. I discovered AW when I was in that black hole between the publication of my first book and securing a contract for my second. I really knew nothing about nonfiction book publishing, and what I learned, I learned right here. I had the skills to write books, the knowledge to develop the contents, but what I learned here was how to be a professional, to see the commercial side, and that has made all the difference.
The knowledge base here is astounding, the support of the other writers is heart warming, and I've missed you all while I've been off doing all this other stuff. So, thank you, thank you, thank you.
I've got a lot to celebrate and to be grateful for--the last two years have been overflowing with challenges and projects so here's a rundown:
The Knowledgeable Knitter (my fourth book) was released in September. I've already done five events associated with this book (a knitting cruise, book signing in a yarn shop, workshops and book signing at an annual knitting event, and [most thrilling of all] a book signing at an independent book shop!). I've also got promotional events and workshops scheduled through early May 2015. It's made it to #1 knitting reference book at Amazon, got a starred review in Library Journal and a sweet, sweet review in Publisher's Weekly. To quote from the latter, "... its clarity, detail, scope, and companionable tone make it an extraordinary reference and a delicious read." I am humbled by this--what an amazing comment on what's essentially a technical manual.
At the same time, I've revised my first book, The Knitting Answer Book, and a 10th Anniversary second edition will be published in January 2015. What makes me really happy at this point is that they've signed off on it and it's gone to prepress, so I know I won't suddenly get another set of pages to proof read in the next few weeks. There are more than 200,000 copies of The Knitting Answer Book in print and it's in its 14th printing.
I'm already working on my fifth book (sorry, I can't tell you about it until the catalog is released, which will be quite a wait, since my submission deadline is August 2015).
And, my editor tells me they are planning to release a paperback edition of my second book, The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques. I've always felt that this book didn't sell as well as it should have, so this will be a chance to both lower the price and to do some additional marketing.
I feel so lucky to have a publisher who values their back list and keeps the books in print so long as they're selling.
And, frankly, I owe a huge thank you to Absolute Write forums for my success. I discovered AW when I was in that black hole between the publication of my first book and securing a contract for my second. I really knew nothing about nonfiction book publishing, and what I learned, I learned right here. I had the skills to write books, the knowledge to develop the contents, but what I learned here was how to be a professional, to see the commercial side, and that has made all the difference.
The knowledge base here is astounding, the support of the other writers is heart warming, and I've missed you all while I've been off doing all this other stuff. So, thank you, thank you, thank you.
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