Posted By Faith on March 10, 2010
Mudepoz asked how the foreign sales work, which is a great topic, and one I needed. A coworker fell and I am pulling the graveyard shift at the lab this week — which makes the brain all fuzzy and mushy. I am pretty sure that is where the myths about zombies come from, people who work nights. Plus — I have a head cold. Ick. A zombie with a cold, staggering around sneezing as body parts drop off. (laughing) I love that image! All that said, I feel pretty good.
Foreign sales can be both complicated and very simple. My AKA, Gwen Hunter, was signed with a company that had publishing houses in most foreign countries, and they demanded–and got–world rights to publish. Meaning that when I / she was with them, the books were automatically translated, and each one appeared in up to 25 countries. She was a bestseller in Estonia. Really. That was that easy way to sell overseas.
Faith is with a house where that isn’t going to happen. The publishing house has only North American rights, meaning that they can market and sell only to US and Canada. My agent has ties with agents in other countries, and is working with those foreign rights agents to sell the book in Europe. So far Jane Yellowrock is sold to Russia, France, Germany and is up for auction in Spain. Which is totally cool!
Meanwhile, back at the desk, I am still a zombie with a head cold. It must be a really bad one because the awful herbal tea I am drinking tastes good. Which is way scary…
Faith
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Tags: Blood Cross, faith hunter, Jane Yellowrock, Mercy Blade, Skinwalker
Posted By Faith on March 9, 2010
I have been an evil author for the last 2 weeks! Not a single post!
I take refuge for that in the the excuse that … um … I’ve been busy. Yeah! That’s it!
But seriously, I’ve had friends pass away and other friends get hurt at work, and editing and reading to do, and I just let it go! I knoooooow. I am eeeeeviiiiil!
That said, I have an update on all sorts of stuff. Jane Yellowrock sold at auction in France and Germany, and is up for auction in Spain. (girly squeals!!!) The other writers and editors are nearly done with the the Rogue Mage role playing game based on Thorn St. Croix. (more squeals and a few undignified giggles) I’ve been asked to participate in 2 anthologies that will debut in 2012.
News about the past — Blood Cross sold way better than expected! Thank you all! That good news on the tails of Skinwalker selling through (which means really good numbers on sales on that book in the first 5 months). Again all due to my fans. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
The book festival was a blast! I met great new fans (waves to the guys who fell in love with the Rogue Mage!!!) and visited with lots of old fans! Whoowhoo!
Hugs,
Faith
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Tags: Blood Cross, faith hunter, Jane Yellowrock, Mercy Blade, rogue mage books, Skinwalker, thorn st. croix
Posted By Faith on February 26, 2010
The house sitter has his key, the plants are watered, I am hoping to find a moment to vacuum, but that isn’t likely. And I am ready to go.
I leave shortly for the South Carolina Book Festival, in Columbia SC. Stop in at the BellaRosaBooks booth if you want to chat!
I’ll be back Monday.
Hugs, Y’all!
Faith
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