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Sad Day

23/1/2020

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This very nice bottle of champagne is coming off the ice and going back in its box as today my fourth book, Darna’s Sky, is being confined to the drawer. It has been rejected (mostly very kindly) or ignored by all the publishers it has been sent to. 

It feels like a toy that nobody wants to play with anymore. It's a sad feeling, but Darna's Sky has worked hard for me and I'm very proud of it. The story was born from a trip to Singapore and led me to meet some really interesting people. It was a finalist in the Mslexia Competition - which is a huge achievement. It also meant that I found the perfect agent in Laura West at DHA. Laura also assures me that I now have a few fans within some of the main publishing houses. That's a hardworking book! Let's hope it comes out of the drawer sometime not too far into the future. I so wanted readers to meet Skye and Darna and hear their story. 

Not meant for now, but maybe one day...
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Marje link
23/1/2020 04:49:47 pm

So sorry to hear Camilla. Don't be too disheartened so many brilliant books get rejected. Would you consider self publishing it? It seems a shame to leave it languishing.

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Camilla link
24/1/2020 01:27:09 pm

Thanks so much Marje. No plans to self publish this one. At least not at the moment. Hopefully it won't languish for too long!

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Sophia link
23/1/2020 08:37:14 pm

That's such wise advice, Camilla. Hooray for the agent, and fingers crossed for the next book. Like sharks, we writers have to keep moving forwards ... (I know we don't always compare ourselves with sharks, but sometimes we must!)

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Camilla link
24/1/2020 01:28:56 pm

That's very kind of you to post. Onwards. Always onwards. Loved your latest podcast interview BTW!

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