Publisher Interested in John Dunn book

A publisher responded yesterday. And that's a whole lot better than an agent. It's a pretty big publisher, too. Knox Robinson, which has offices in London and New York. I wanted a step up, and they are that. And they really must be interested, too, because I had only submitted to them the day before. When a publisher (or an agent) replies the very next day, that's a very good sign.

I can't get too excited. They haven't offered a contract yet. But they are the first to request the full manuscript and I sent it last night. How long will it take? Well, going by experience, it shouldn't be too long. I'd say two weeks at the most. It didn't take Melange or Penumbra any longer than that to reach a decision to publish KOK and The Vase. 

In the meantime, who knows, maybe another publisher will respond, too. Wouldn't that be something. If Knox Robinson does offer a contract, that would be great. They publish hard bound copies, which POD publishers don't. And they sell in Australia, Canada, and the UK, too.

So this is good news. Last night I worked on the manuscript until near midnight, polishing up the prose, and correcting some inaccurate details. I had to get my chronological order correct in terms of the death of Mpande and the inauguration of Sir Henry Bulwer as Lieutenant Governor of Natal. Mpande was the king who preceded Cetshwayo, and he died in 1872. Sir Henry Bulwer became Lt. Governor of Natal in 1875. But it's all good now. Can't wait to see what happens next.