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It took nearly two years, but my middle grade book finally sold.

The publisher is sending the agent a contract and there still some small details to iron out, but it does include an advance, audio rights and some distribution. I'm not sure what the royalty rates are, but the agent will pound away at those.

The press is MB Publishing out of Maryland.

and they have several award-winning books on their shelves.

It all came down to one key point: the publisher absolutely loves Molly.

The long wait is over.

Good golly, we did it!

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love,

that is terrific, just awesome

lb13

Awesome!!

Fan-tas-tic! Good job.

Congratulations

Congratulations!

Congrats!

LB you are so funny.

Well, it is about time someone recognized talent when they read it!

YAYAYAYAYAY!

Congratulations!

t.

That's great news, vandal!

Fantastic news! Congratulations!

The biggest congrats!!!

Congratulations, Vandal!

Are all of your book titles inspired by song titles, or just some of them? I think of Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan as the Tick Tock Men. And James Brown as the Night Train. Not sure about Right Hand Rule. Maybe The Right Left Hand by George Jones.
Good Golly Miss Molly
The Tick Tock Man
Running On Empty
Cat Scratch Fever
The Right Hand Rule
The Night Train

TheConfessor wrote:Congratulations, Vandal!

Are all of your book titles inspired by song titles, or just some of them? I think of Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan as the Tick Tock Men. And James Brown as the Night Train. Not sure about Right Hand Rule. Maybe The Right Left Hand by George Jones.
Good Golly Miss Molly
The Tick Tock Man
Running On Empty
Cat Scratch Fever
The Right Hand Rule
The Night Train

Just some of them come from song titles (let's not forget Dizzie Miss Lizzie). I couldn't find an appropriate song for the theme of The Right Hand Rule, which was originally Finding Mr. Froth (definitely not a song). Publishers have the final say on titles, so I know they may not last.

Thanks for the good wishes, everyone. I think you'll really like Molly's story.

Appropriately, the sequel to Good Molly Miss Molly has to be

Spoiler

Devil With a Blue Dress

.

Marketing dept. may not like that for a kid's book.

add a few more...my thumb's getting tired.


'bout time somebody sees the appeal in this story!

Vandal wrote:It took nearly two years, but my middle grade book finally sold.

The publisher is sending the agent a contract and there still some small details to iron out, but it does include an advance, audio rights and some distribution. I'm not sure what the royalty rates are, but the agent will pound away at those.

The press is MB Publishing out of Maryland.

and they have several award-winning books on their shelves.

It all came down to one key point: the publisher absolutely loves Molly.

The long wait is over.

Good golly, we did it!

Yay!! You should let me title all of your books.

Which reminds me that I owe you an email, if I can ever figure out what the hell gmail has done with my emails......

I signed the contract and sent it off to MB Publishing. I even get an advance for this one! #momoney

They want this book release to coincide with MLB opening day, 2014.

Unfortunately, I may not get to keep the title because it's not "modern" enough.

I blame Little Richard.

Wait. I blame Fanny. Good golly, it was her idea.

Yay, Vandal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Congratulations!

From today's national feed on PublishersMarketplace.com:

R. M. Clark's BASEBALL MIDDLE GRADE, about a young girl's love of baseball and her uncovering the secret behind the mysterious "shadow" players at her beloved Slaney Field, to Margie Blumberg at MB, in a nice deal, for publication in 2014, by Frances Black and Jennifer Mishler at The Literary Counsel.

It's a generic title since the publisher thinks Good Golly Miss Molly is not modern enough. We'll brainstorm for a title when edits are done (perhaps The Shadow Players). Hey, it's a good problem to have.

The "nice deal" referes to the advance size. Here is the key:

"Nice Deal" means under $50K;
"Very Nice Deal" means $50K to $99K;
"Good Deal" means $100K to $249K;
"Significant Deal" means $250K to $499K;
"Major Deal" means $500K and up.

So I got anywhere between $1 and $49,999. The actual advance is

Spoiler

$250

, which is pretty good for a small press like this one. Ain't quittin' that day job any time soon!

Vandal wrote:From today's national feed on PublishersMarketplace.com:

R. M. Clark's BASEBALL MIDDLE GRADE, about a young girl's love of baseball and her uncovering the secret behind the mysterious "shadow" players at her beloved Slaney Field, to Margie Blumberg at MB, in a nice deal, for publication in 2014, by Frances Black and Jennifer Mishler at The Literary Counsel.

It's a generic title since the publisher thinks Good Golly Miss Molly is not modern enough. We'll brainstorm for a title when edits are done (perhaps The Shadow Players). Hey, it's a good problem to have.

The "nice deal" referes to the advance size. Here is the key:

"Nice Deal" means under $50K;
"Very Nice Deal" means $50K to $99K;
"Good Deal" means $100K to $249K;
"Significant Deal" means $250K to $499K;
"Major Deal" means $500K and up.

So I got anywhere between $1 and $49,999. The actual advance is

Spoiler

$250

, which is pretty good for a small press like this one. Ain't quittin' that day job any time soon!

W00t!!!

Batter up!

lb13

Awesome!

As usual.

Yay! Congratulations!