Ta-ra! My new book deal was announced today on the Publisher's Marketplace website. This is what it said:
Keren David's LIA'S GUIDE TO WINNING THE LOTTERY, in which a sixteen-year-old wins £8 million on the lottery, but will her life improve or get even more complicated?!, to Maurice Lyon at Frances Lincoln, for publication in September 2011, by Jenny Savill at Andrew Nurnberg Associates
When I sold When I Was Joe to Frances Lincoln I'd finished it already, and was half-way through Almost True which they bought at the same time. Now I think about it I am completely awestruck that publishers - Frances Lincoln and dtv Junior in Germany - were prepared to back two books by a completely unknown author.
The process for Lia has been different From the point of having the idea last November I've been working on three chapters and an outline, which gave the lovely people at Frances Lincoln enough of an idea to decide whether to make an offer or not.
All that means that although I have a deal for Lia, I don't yet have a manuscript. I do have a deadline, so I might not be blogging very much. I have an outline,but I'm prepared for the characters to surprise me, much as Ty did.
I can however answer the question posed in the announcement. Will her life improve or get even more complicated? Yes and yes.
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteYes and yes is always the best kind of answers. In life and in fiction. :)
Brilliant news, Keren. And what a hook! That sounds fantastic.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Keren! I already like the sound of this book! I look forward to next year!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! That's great news!
ReplyDeleteMorrissey says we hate it when our friends become successful, but in your case I'll make an exception.
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Congrats! That's how I work with my teen books - scary but you'll be fine :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. There's nothing like a deadline to get the words flowing.
ReplyDeleteThat's brilliant! Congratulations Keren!
ReplyDeleteThanks lovely blog people...and especial thanks to Fish who was very very helpful with the outline and first chapters.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, and good luck:)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on this. Brilliant news.
ReplyDeleteThat's brilliant Keren!
ReplyDeletePlease remember when you get more and more author groupies that I bagsied you as my muse aaages ago!!
Rapunzel x
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Congratulations Keren!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to telling my students about your news tomorrow.
I hope you keep up your tweets even if you're not blogging so much.
I love reading your observations on politicians' choice of ties.
Anther debate tonight! Yes, I will be tweeting furiously..
ReplyDeleteGreat news Keren, congratulations!
ReplyDeleteWell done keren! I'm rubbing my hands together ... love your writing and looking forward to more MORE MORE!
ReplyDeleteNot sure if you can say yet, but I was wondering how similar you imagine the new book will be to your previous novels about Ty. I've been thinking a lot lately about what one writes after one's first book/series. Did you keep the same setting? Same type of genre/age group? Same themes? Or did you not make any conscious decisions at all, but just write the next idea you had? Just curious!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteAnne - that's a good question. I'm going to think about it and write a whole new post..