Coming in 2017...The Tick Tock Man

[Vandal]

I have accepted an offer from Month9Books to publish my speculative fiction, middle grade novel The Tick Tock Man in 2017. This is a major step up from any publisher I've worked with and it almost didn't happen. No agent or publisher would touch it and I just about gave up. Then I found out this pub opened a line for middle grade and said, "Maybe one more submission."

This pub is known more for Young Adult books, but they venturing into the younger set. They have national and international distribution, which means it should be in bookstores everywhere (well, a lot of them).

Here's the story:

After noticing all the clocks in his town have stopped, thirteen-year old CJ discovers a special "clock world" he never knew existed--a seemingly peaceful village where most of the citizens are clock parts who are tasked with keeping the big clocks in town running. He soon finds their world is divided into two warring factions and CJ must find the only person who can help them: the elusive Tick Tock Man.

With the aid of Fuzee, a partly-human girl, they battle gear-headed terrorists, razor sharp pendulums and each other while on their search. This unlikely duo must defeat the gearheads and help restore order before this world of chimes and springs and clock people dissolves into a massive time warp and takes CJ's quiet New England town with it.


I still can't believe this happened! As always, thanks for your support.

[BackInTex]

That's great! Congrats.

BTW, do you eat large supreme pizzas right before going to bed so you get new story line ideas while sleeping?

[Vandal]

That's great! Congrats.

BTW, do you eat large supreme pizzas right before going to bed so you get new story line ideas while sleeping?

As my mama used to say "Son, you got a weird brain."

[Catfish]

Awesome!!!!!!!!

[T_Bone0806]

Another rung up on that ladder, my friend..congratulations!

[SportsFan68]

Yay, Vandal!!!

I can say, "I knew him when!"

[Vandal]

The new publisher gathered this from the deals section of Publisher's Marketplace: