For those who don’t know, I (Cheryl) write under the pseudonym Cheryl Sterling (my grandmother’s maiden name.) I’ve just contracted “Tall, Dark and Slayer” with Champagne Books, an e-publisher, for a January 2012 release.
Because what we do best at writerslikeme is write about writing, I’m inviting you to join me on the road to publication of TDS. Yes, it does take a long time to be published after the offer is made, and over the next twelve months or so, I’ll open that window and let you see what I’m going through.
Yesterday, I signed and mailed out the contract, giving Champagne all sorts of rights and permissions in exchange for certain promises (TDS is an original work of art, I will meet certain deadlines, and I will apply for and give them a copy of the copyright.)
I also sent out a marketing sheet (legal name, address, phone #, etc; the blurb, a teaser excerpt) and the copy art sheet which included descriptions of the hero and heroine. Because I always scrapbook my characters before starting a story, I made copies and included them in the package. My scanner has gone wonky and jenga’d the images in Word and CoolIris, a program I didn’t know I had, added random arrows and lines. It was easier to make a copy and drive to the post office.
Although I have a Facebook account under my own name, I activated one for Cheryl Sterling and sent out mass invitations to my contacts. I’ll aggressively friend friends as I start marketing. In the meantime, I’m waiting for my assigned editor to contact me on revisions.
I’ll blog as developments arise. Feel free to ask questions along the way.
Here’s a picture of Betty Banks, my heroine, as I saw her:
Take care,
Cheryl
