Publishing Success Story in the Making …
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In my August newsletter, I wrote up a Case Study of what Maria Veloso has done to market her novel, Midwinter Turns to Spring, since she self-published it last November. Maria was one of my early coaching clients, and her story is remarkable as it unfolds day by day.
I won’t rehash all the things Maria did to sell 4,672 copies in 9 months–you can read it in the newsletter. I will tell you that as of today, what I know is that Larry Kirschbaum, of LJK Literary Management, called and asked her to sign with his agency. He is now contacting major publishers for their offers.
In case you don’t know who Larry Kirschbaum is, he is the former chairman of the books division of Time-Warner Book Group, and was named the first ever “Publishing Person of the Year” for 2005 by Publisher’s Weekly, the industry trade journal. Last fall, Kirschbaum left TWBG to start his own literary agency, where he continues to sign on best-selling and future best-selling authors.
Which is how he sees Maria Veloso, apparently.
We’ll see what transpires. Perhaps an auction, where the agent invites publishers to submit bids for the rights? Stay tuned….
Oh, and by the way, you might want to grab a copy of the current edition of Midwinter Turns to Spring.
Once it becomes a best seller, who knows who much an original edition will be worth? And I’m not sure the publisher will offer the vacation package that currently comes with the book and accompanying soundtrack (yes, this is the first novel with its own soundtrack).