The best thing is…we know it’s worth the wait.

The Share books will stay with Ridan, at least for now. I’m still convinced we can do more together than I can do on my own there. We’re halfway through the series and interrupting it now seems short sighted.

I’m also writing more books that I’ll be self publishing.

I will not be seeking another publisher. If somebody contacts me, that’s something I’ll have to consider. At the moment, the works are worth much more to me in terms of net present value than a publisher can afford to pay me for them.

There are a lot of *other* kinds of deals in play–foreign rights, tv and movies. All those are possible.

But I think the thrust of your query is “will I replace Ridan with another publisher?” The answer is no. If it comes to the point where I lose faith with Ridan — or if Ridan decides that I’m not worth the hassle — I’ll be self-publishing.

Are you going to stick with Ridan or look elsewhere?

Right now, I don’t know.

I’m am seriously on the fence about Nathan’s books for the same reason. I love his stuff (Nathan you are a real talent) but when I hear that the book is written and it’s just not geting pubilshed because the pubilsher can’t be bothered to hire an editor when they’re too emotional to focus on work I’d just assume not get invested in a series becuase it’s probably not going to happen anyway. Life is a series of events, many of them bad. You might get back on the horse after this one, but tomorrow something else might happen and then what? another delay?

I am so dissapointed for you, Nathan. You have so much talent. You deserve better.

Small publishers shouldn’t be making commitments if they can’t follow them through or don’t have the procedures in place to cope with unexpected occurrences. It’s not just the publisher who suffers, it’s the author and the readers too. Not to mention that it throws all the publicity and promotion into the abyss.

What I’m struggling with here is that SURELY there couldn’t be that much work to do on a book in the week or two before release? I mean, all that work should have been done MONTHS ago.

It seems that Ridan is working to very tight deadlines, and a company with only one editor is going to struggle.

Sadly, this is the knock on effect – writers like Nathan are finding that their work is being held back and their own careers disrupted. Readers are disapointed and annoyed.

What is particularly telling here is that while Robin Sullivan is struggling with work following her fathers death and all the paperwork and stresses that come with such a tragic occurance, she still managed to put her own husband’s book out on time in January.

It would seem that she is still capable of taking care of ONE writer at least…..

If Ridan wants to keep playing with the other small publishers it’s got to be able to withstand disasters like this. Get more freelancers and delegate so that you make money for your authors and don’t lose fans.

Readers don’t care about family emergencies. They want their books and when you blow deadlines over and over again they’ll just go elsewhere.

I’m really glad to know the reason, however my heart breaks that it is THIS reason. I lost my father in September, Robin, so I can totally understand what you have been going through. My prayers, positive energy, and thoughts go out to you at this time.

eric