The Art of Losing
July 6th, 2010
As many of you know, The Third has been going through a series of printing and other delays that have continually pushed back the publication date. This has been extremely frustrating for me and all of you who’ve wanted to read it.
Last week the publisher let me know she was unable to meet the publishing deadline in our contract. She gave me the option of having The Third published in the Spring of 2011 or returning my books rights back to me. After much thought and deliberation I opted to retain my rights to my novel and seek publication elsewhere.
Right now the plan is to find an interested literary agent or another publisher. It’s a long, difficult process that I’m not looking forward to but hopefully better things will come from it. Two upsides this time around is that 1) I have a manuscript that’s press ready and 2) know of others who expressed interest in publishing the novel when I signed the contract late last year. If they’re still interested, maybe I’ll have some good news before the end of the summer. That being said, if you know of anyone in the publishing world who might be interested in taking a look at The Third drop me an email.
For those who pre-ordered copies of The Third. I’ve been assured by the publisher that you’ll all receive refunds. If you pre-ordered through Amazon or other online book seller, you’ll get a refund through them though I don’t know the process for that or how long it will take.
Finally, I’d like to thank everyone for their patience with the constant delays of this novel. I know many of you were excited to read the book. As I now have all rights to The Third back, email me if you’re still interested in reading it and let’s see if we can arrange a way to get you a copy of the manuscript.
Ransom, Teya, Dragomir, and the rest of the characters in The Third will come to life at some point. Right now, however, I don’t know when that’s going to happen.
Thanks again for all your patience and support.
Sincerely,
Abel Keogh
17 Comments Add your own
1. Phil | July 6th, 2010 at 7:26 am
WTF? Did this all happen while you were out of town? Let’s talk.
2. tawnya | July 6th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Oh, Abel. I’m so sorry! I was so looking forward to your book launch. Hopefully you’ll have good news soon and it won’t be too delayed!
3. Don Carey | July 6th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
It’s been hard to see the challenges of so many friends lately. Best of luck in finding a new home for The Third!
4. David J. West | July 6th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
I was looking forward to it, best wishes with getting it picked up soon.
5. vickie | July 6th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
So sorry Abel. Don’t worry, it’ll get picked up soon.
If you had a bad guy named Vicks in it, this all could have been avoided.
:o)
6. Krista | July 6th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Oh!!! The best of luck to getting THE THIRD accepted again! I want to read it!
Keep your chin up.
7. Jenn | July 6th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
That’s too bad! I hope it gets picked up soon. Whenever it does I’ll be ready to buy it. xoxo
8. Beth | July 7th, 2010 at 6:12 am
Aww man! That really is not fun. I wish I knew someone in the publishing business. I can tell you a company I’ve been impressed with is St. Martin’s Press. A couple of days ago I was looking at my book collection and my “I want” list and a lot of the books are being published by them. Check them out, they might become a new home for ‘The Third’.
I hope you find a new home for it soon, I’m looking forward to picking it up.
9. Cynedra | July 7th, 2010 at 7:12 am
I loved the four chapters that I have read, and hate that you have to find a new publisher. I am a little shocked though to find that I know people with the same names as two of you other commenters.
10. Abel Keogh | July 7th, 2010 at 7:38 am
Thanks for the kind words everyone. I’m confident The Third will find a home again. It’s just a matter of when. I’ll keep everyone posted.
11. Jenni James | July 7th, 2010 at 8:15 am
I’m so sorry! I LOVED your book. And if you ever need an endorsement quote or whatever, let me know! You’ll have this picked up soon, I know. It’s that good! And my favorite out of all the books I’ve read this year–just don’t tell anyone else.
You’ll be missed.
12. mlb | July 8th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
so sorry ho hear this! I actually did pre-order thru Amazon but they didnt charge me (waiting until it’d be shipped). Damn, I was looking forward to read this book! keep us posted! Hope it gets published soon.
13. Sarah | July 8th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Oh Abel, I’m so sorry to hear this. I was very excited to read the book. I’m glad you’re keeping your chin up and hope that something works out for you soon. You’re a great writer and I can’t wait to see your book on the shelves.
Best,
Sarah
14. Valerie Cullison | July 9th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Good luck, Abel. I would love to get hold of a manuscript to read! I am still in North Ogden, and I work at the North branch of Weber County Library these days. Not too hard to find me.
Valerie
15. Abel Keogh | July 11th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Thanks again everyone for the kind words. Things are moving forward in a positive direction.
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