Some of you might remember that a few weeks ago I received an offer from an epublisher to re-issue my romantic comedy short story, Deceiving Derek. After an interesting discussion and much thought, I decided not to accept the offer. I let the acquiring editor know late last week, and she was very gracious about keeping the door open for future submissions.
The publisher in question has a good reputation, but, in the simplest terms, the timing wasn’t right. For me. Yes, Deceiving Derek is “only” a short story, and, yes, it’s been published before, so this would have been a re-issue and why not just get the story out there again? Because. It’s not enough to just put the story out there again, how and when it goes out has to work for me. Unfortunately, because of other opportunities that may or may not pan out, the “work for me” and the “timing not right” issues outweighed the thrill of the contract offer. Because it’s always a thrill when an editor and house wants to publish your work, but, in this case, the thrill alone wasn’t enough.
How about you? Having you ever said no to a contract? Am I insane?
You’re not crazy, Cindy. You’ve weighed the options and made a rational decision, so no use agonizing over it. Sometimes out gut feelings are smarter than our heads. I’ve never said no to a contract, at least not yet, but hope I would have the wisdom not to make a bad decision just for the sake of getting one.
Linda
Thanks, Linda. I don’t believe that signing with this publisher would have been a bad decision, it just wasn’t the right decision for me at this time. I feel good about my decision and also about the publisher’s response.
Kudos to you for doing what’s best for your career!
Thanks, Lexicon. 😉
Does this mean you won’t tell us who it was and we don’t win points for the right answer? 😉 Oh well. Good for you for doing what’s best for your career.
Oops, I didn’t see that Lexi just said the same thing. And your website just yelled at me (gave me an error message) for posting too many comments. Harumph!
Yeah, I won’t tell you, because you never know what might happen in the future!