Since this blog has become an on-line diary of sorts, I had to include this happening.
I came home from work tonight to a long-awaited discovery: my first advance from a publisher for my book! This was from Bold Strokes Books for the sale of The Seventh Pleiade.
Of course, I laid it out on the kitchen counter and took a photo of it with my iPhone for virtual scrapbooking. 🙂
I wouldn’t say this was more or less rewarding than any step along the way for me as a newish author. My first offer of publication was spectacular. Seeing my work in print for the first time was a damn proud moment. Getting nice praise from reviewers and readers made me feel ten feet tall.
The advance just registers to me in a different way. I’m not ready to quit my day job for sure, but it’s awfully sweet validation that I’ve entered the world of the professional author.
