Missionary ManA collection of 63 posts

So I had a nice little email exchange yesterday with an editor from Long-Established Small Press. Mr. Editor (as opposed to Ms. Editor from Well-Respected University Press) expressed interest in getting a book of fiction from...

Oh, by the way, I got word Friday that Ms. Editor's editorial director at Well-Regarded University Press has read Missionary Man and likes it. They've sent the book to their legal department...

After several delays, the anthology Beyond the Last Star: Stories from the Next Beginning is finally printed and shipping (or so I am given to understand, since my copies haven't actually arrived yet). You...

Well, Ms. Editor did not get her presentation together in time to put Missionary Man on the agenda at last week's editorial meeting. Her next opportunity will be October 15th—which means two more...

So the editor, my agent, my brilliant wife, and I have all been going back and forth for the past couple of weeks, getting a book proposal ready that's tailor-made for the needs of...

So, there's, er, cough, some serious interest in the book from the religion editor at an academic press. There's nothing definite yet—the editor needs to prepare a presentation for the press&...