quote:

Originally posted by Xavier Moriarty i got a call from a major publishing house today, they bought 3 of my short stories and they offered me a book deal !! i should get a contract in the next 24 hours and before i do anything about it i have a couple of questions so im wondering does anybody here have any experience in dealing with these people 1. should i hire PR and try doing it all by myself? i did some research and it looks like they will offer me standard, one season deal and after that i may have option to buy back rights to my book. this bugs me a lot, i dont want them to rape my creation but at the same time i feel like i need to do this, just to get my name out there. 2. they asked me to make some changes to those 3 stories and thats ok, no big deal, plenty more where that came from. but i really dont wanna be too flexible when it comes to the book, what are your thoughts on that? 3. and this is the most important question. i already have the name of the book, always did. its a tribute to charles bukowski, one of the greatest writers/poets/drunks ever. the problem is, title of my books is the title of one of his books. now, i'd make it perfectly clear why would the title be the same but at the same time i fell iffy about it. what would you do? lol, who would've guessed. p.s. miss pie, remember them stories that you liked so much???? guess what???? LOOOOOL

BIG UP's MIKI !!! Congratulations on the good news...look forward to reading some of your work when it comes out. Make sure you get the money end right, make sure you hire the right people to manage your career and don't let those suits take your piece of the pie.

Enjoy the success bro, you deserve it!

___________________

"Hell is full of musical amateurs; music is the brandy of the damned."
~ George Bernard Shaw

Congratulations on your book deal!

You are now becoming the Deadmau5 of the book world!

___________________

Short time TA, Long time Guver, Good time giver.

quote:

Originally posted by jennypie Haha, I'm not surprised at all! Congrats! Better dedicate one of those stories to me!

i told you that story about me being lost in the woods for 2 days and 2 nights?? well, girl's name will be jennie. lol. love you, you rock !!!

quote:

lol @ "i'm rich"

just a joke. but i did sell 3 stories and tomorrow im getting a nice, phat paycheck. and im gonna spend it all on my family and my friends. so in a way, i am fucking rich, wouldnt you agree??

quote:

You are now becoming the Deadmau5 of the book world!

lol, thanks. is that good or bad?

thanks a lot sid, ill let you know as soon as i have all the details. i just hope my fans will be rowdy chicks with no morals lol

___________________
i wanna wipe my ass with mona lisa !!!

Congrats man!

I would also suggest getting an agent to do all that stuff for you. I tried doing it on my own several years back and i got screwed, granted its a different industry. My agent now takes care of all the details, lets me focus on my work instead.

Congrats to you!

___________________
Shut up and DANCE!!
House moves my body, Trance owns my soul, Progressive drives me wild

quote:

Originally posted by Xavier Moriarty lol, thanks. is that good or bad?

Of course it's good.... until people start writing knock-offs.

Maybe they'll turn your books into a movie, and your life will be like Californication.

___________________

Short time TA, Long time Guver, Good time giver.

Conratulations man!

didnt even know you wrote stories.

nice going bud!

___________________
so nice that its nasty
so bagging its busting
so sweet that its sick
so dope its disgusting

awesome, Congratulations to you!

___________________

Yesss Miki! All your hard work is paying off!

BRO!!!!

I have a wicked story for you! its about a one legged man who was burnt in a nuclear plant melt down and lost his leg. however it gave him night time vision and the ability to talk to insects. now the love of his life, jenna jane, was captured and forced to be dr bizzerko's kid's nanny. however our hero doesn't know this just yet. He doesnt find out until a cricket tells him later on in the story. For now all he knows is that she went to go visit her sisters in lake placid.