Hopeful that success is cyclical, I am very happy to announce a bit of good luck from critically acclaimed writer Ian Hocking, one of the first writing bods I met on cyberspace and Westcountry man to boot.Bluechrome Publishing, who published his techno-thriller Déjà Vu, are going through some restructuring and that threatened to put Déjà Vu out of print. Three weeks after hearing that news, though, Ian's book (and it's in-the-works sequel, Flashback) have been picked up by The John Jarrold Literary Agency.
John Jarrold has been involved in publishing for donkey's years, with a focus on Science Fiction. Through his hands have passed the works of masters in their field, like Iain M. Banks, so Ian should be incredibly proud to be added to John's lists.
Not that he doesn't deserve it. Marketing bods like me seem to sling around terms like 'critically acclaimed' all the time, but they do mean something. Ian's book has had some excellent reviews from some real sci-fi heavyweights. Read some here.
Given this happy turn of events, I suspect Bluechrome's restructuring might be, rather than the end of Déjà Vu, the event that heralds a wonderful rebirth.
Best of luck to Ian.
2 comments:
What a kind post! Thanks, Roland. Now I have to live up to all the hype!
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Good for Ian. He was one of the first to encourage my project: "Rad Decision: A Novel of Nuclear Power" which has also migrated from e-book to paper. (Well, actually, the e-book is still online free.) It's a good thing when someone can write and publish first and give the public a chance to respond -- and THEN worry about pleasing an agent and publisher (who often seem to have more narrow interests). I'm glad things are working out for Dr. Hocking - I can tell you from experience that writing and dealing with online publishing can both be rather grueling experiences.
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