Writing for Two Publishers

June 23, 2011 by marianne h donley in category Archives tagged as Charlotte Carter, Guideposts Books, Love Inspired with 0 and 0

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by Charlotte Carter

For a working author itâ€™s often a good idea to write for two different publishers. In my case I write for Guideposts Books and Love Inspired Romance. That gives me an opportunity to write more books and earn more money per year than I might with one publisher, which is generally a good thing.

Here comes the â€˜butâ€™ â€”

Apparently there is some universal rule that when youâ€™re writing for two different publishers, the two editors (who probably donâ€™t even know each other) conspire to request revisions the same week. Thatâ€™s right. All at once youâ€™ve got two revision letters and week to revise two books. Ack!

To compound the problem, the two editors are now on the same schedule to send you the copy edited version of their respective manuscripts a couple of weeks later.

By the time you finish that double process, itâ€™s a miracle if you havenâ€™t accidently slipped Daniel, the hero from book A, into book B as the local pharmacist.

This phenomena closely resembles my husbandâ€™s frequent complaint that every time he starts to back the car out of the driveway, an entire parade of cars arrive to thwart his efforts.

I like writing cozy mystery continuities for Guideposts Books. (Watch for a new Secrets of Maryâ€™s Bookshop series coming out in early 2012; Iâ€™m writing book #3, Reading the Clues.)

Writing for Love Inspired Romance gives me a chance to tell my own stories, and thatâ€™s important to me. (Big Sky Family is a November 2011 release.)

Now, if I could just manage to keep the editors on alternate schedules, Iâ€™d be all set.

Happy writingâ€”

Charlotte Carter writes

books that leave you smiling
Big Sky Reunion, Love Inspired, available now
Big Sky Family, Love Inspired, 11/2011

New Beginnings, Guideposts Books, 9/2011

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Marianne H. Donley

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Marianne H. Donley writes short stories, funny romances, and quirky murder mysteries. She also owns and manages the multi-author blog, A Slice of Orange. Marianne makes her home in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and a really sweet, bad dog. She is a member of Bethlehem Writers Group, Sisters in Crime, and Charmed Writers. You can follow Marianne’s various social media here: https://linktr.ee/mariannehdonley

http://www.mariannedonley.com

Marianne H. Donley

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