I finally heard back from Not a Pipe Publishing. The brief but kind rejection indicated they “had some serious discussion about the book,” however “we came to the conclusion that we’re not the publisher that’s best positioned to market your novel.”
Things to keep in mind:
- Benjamin Gorman’s immediate response to my sample first page was: “I want to read this.”
- “We had some serious discussion about the book.” The publisher didn’t dismiss my 10 pages out of hand.
- “We came to the conclusion that we’re not the publisher that’s best positioned to market your novel.” Which means, maybe another publisher is.
- I wasn’t even pitching my novel, yet it caught a publisher’s attention.
I’m halfway through yet another edit of Ma’rama, Daimyo’s Daughter. I will complete the effort and make additional changes I have in mind.
The novel turned out to be the first in a two-book series (duology). So — I’ll start writing Ma’rama, Emperor’s Emissary.
This episode should be encouraging rather than disappointing.
Mary S. Potter 