Question!
For all of you published, or publishing knowledgeable folks on my f-list (or not). I could ask Samhain directly, but I thought I'd start here.
A lot of books started off as short stories - Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey, for example - before being published as novels. I'm just talking about a short story set in the same universe as Nemesis, using some of the side characters. But say the best happens, and it gets published. What does that mean for the unpublished Nemesis, if anything? I've got some plans for Nemesis, and an agent who wants to see the revised version, and I don't want to throw any wrenches into that.
(Note: current frontrunner for a novella is Dem, although Asha and Nikolai are close seconds (aka, Mercy's parents.)
ETA: A close perusal of Samhain's FAQ lent this gem:
5.3. If I contract the first book of a series with Samhain, do I have to give you first refusal on subsequent books in the series?
No. Samhain contracts one book at a time. We hope you’ll love working with us enough to send us all your other books, but we want you to be free to make that decision for yourself.
Seems promising!
A lot of books started off as short stories - Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey, for example - before being published as novels. I'm just talking about a short story set in the same universe as Nemesis, using some of the side characters. But say the best happens, and it gets published. What does that mean for the unpublished Nemesis, if anything? I've got some plans for Nemesis, and an agent who wants to see the revised version, and I don't want to throw any wrenches into that.
(Note: current frontrunner for a novella is Dem, although Asha and Nikolai are close seconds (aka, Mercy's parents.)
ETA: A close perusal of Samhain's FAQ lent this gem:
5.3. If I contract the first book of a series with Samhain, do I have to give you first refusal on subsequent books in the series?
No. Samhain contracts one book at a time. We hope you’ll love working with us enough to send us all your other books, but we want you to be free to make that decision for yourself.
Seems promising!