All of the pitches I have sent out regarding my graphic novel Adamsville have come back and it looks like the publication of the book will fall back on me. It’s been six months of work that’s gone into pitching it and all in all, (no publishing offer aside) it was a very good and exciting experience. I was able to submit to five publishers directly and the editor feedback from three of them was super encouraging. The other two I just never heard anything and got a form letter. But 3 out of 5 is pretty solid! I also tried looking for an agent, which proved to be even harder than talking with a publisher. Oddly enough.
So what I wanted to do today was talk about two things. What’s next for my project and talk about my final thoughts on this entire process.
ADAMSVILLE WEBCOMIC IS A COMING
The next thing for Adamsville is that it will be an ongoing webcomic beginning this coming Monday! It will run twice a week with updates on Monday and Wednesday It will update online for free this way for the entire duration of book 1. A lot more of that stuff will get discussed as we move forward. But I wanted to start sharing this book I am so excited about with everyone. FINALLY! lol.
THOUGHTS ON PITCHING
Guys I am mostly so grateful for this entire process. It’s been hard at times and it’s required a lot of patience. In the end I had a way I wanted to approach my work, I stuck with it and I have no regrets on any of it. Today most people just go straight to the web with their creations, and I think that’s great. I always disliked it for my projects (As I have discussed in several posts). It always felt like releasing a movie when the filming was still happening. I told myself I wanted to stick to my guns, make my book my way first and when it was all finished, I would explore all my options. Essentially I wanted to let the creative process happen before anyone publicly saw the thing. I am so looking forward to exploring the fruits of that labor and the way I want to approach webcomics. I am hoping it does well for me and hopefully many others. The great thing is as everyone is getting introduced to the series in the first book I will be busily working on book 2, away from the web. The interweb scares me.
I knew going in to this process that my chances were slim. The market for graphic novels publishing is by and large finicky right now and publishers are passing on books they otherwise like, for any number of reasons… All of which are legitimate. I always knew this was very likely where I would end up, but I wanted to try the traditional route first. With that looking like it’s not going to happen at this time I am happy to show everyone just how awesome this series is going to be. I’ve never been more excited about a project in my life and I hope you all enjoy it as well.
I’m honestly flattered the book got as far as it did without me having a literary agent, as I was able to talk with a couple of publishers who typically won’t consider you unless you have one. I hope this is a testament to the book’s quality I am about to share with you all. The next year is going to be a very fun one and I have big plans for it and the series.
Prepare yourself for conspiracy, adventure, young romance and discover all the secrets hidden in the small town of Adamsville. See you all Monday! 🙂