Rejection and Royalties

Afternoon all,

On the 21st January I submitted an extract of The 24 Hour Jazz Cafe to The Writing Room. They were running a bursary competition which, if memory serves, was £10,000. Sadly, on the 28th I received an email saying that my piece had not been selected but they did offer positive feedback so no harm done.

The other positive is that I had an email from my chums at Amazon US informing me that my first royalty payment from US sales would be in the bank shortly. It's only a few quid but it's international royalties so there's really no downside.

Meanwhile All the fun of the fair is fully edited and formatted and will be launched within the next week so keep your eyes peeled.

Right I'd best go because I'm watching the final of the tennis from Dubai and I've got a pre pub pizza in the oven.

The Writing Room Bursary

Two posts in one day! How keen am I?

Quick update. I spotted this website earlier - The Writing Room - while doing a bit of posting on another site. They are currently offering a bursary, which translates as a free editorial report. The closing date is the end of this month so I've emailed ten pages of The Jazz Cafe and a synopsis. Apparently they will inform the lucky winner by the end of February. I'll let you know if I hear anything.