Juno News

06.05.09

IN THIS ISSUE:

UPDATE
BOOKS: AMAZON INK by Lori Devoti
LORI'S AMAZON INK CONTEST
POCKET/JUNO SCHEDULE
WEBBING, TWEETING, AND FACING
SUBMISSIONS
QUOTATION

UPDATE

We're baaaaaccckkk...

It's over five months since you subscribers heard from us, but until we had the first book out there hasn't been a lot to report except tons of hard work by a lot of people. I'd especially like to thank all the authors -- most of whom faced at least one quick deadline or turnaround and all came through like real troupers -- and Jen Heddle at Pocket Books. Everyone involved at Pocket has been super, but Jen deserves special thanks because she's the one who has to put up with me on a day-to-day basis and also comes through, another trouper.

[Tangent: It *is* "trouper" not "trooper." A trooper is a soldier and they can, indeed, be troupers, but the idea of a real trouper comes from the theatrical world. A trouper performer -- originally a member of traveling "troupe" - who knows the show must go on no matter what. Whatever the circumstances, despite the odds, a real trouper perseveres without complaint.]

LORI'S AMAZON INK CONTEST

In honor of AMAZON INK's release Lori Devoti is running a contest and you can win an autographed, first edition copy of Kat Von D's (star of The Learning Channel's "L.A. Ink" and one of the most talented and popular tat artists working today) "High Voltage Tattoo" a graphic perspective on today's global tattoo culture and Mel's (the protagonist of AMAZON INK) favorite headgear-a Wisconsin Badger cap! See Lori's Web site for details: http://www.loridevoti.com/contest/.

POCKET/JUNO SCHEDULE

2009
1. Jun 09: Amazon Ink, Lori Devoti
2. Jul 09: Vicious Circle, Linda Robertson
3. Aug 09: Demon Inside, Stacia Kane (Megan Chase #2)
4. Sep 09: Matters of the Blood, Maria Lima
5. Oct 09: Blood Bargain, Maria Lima (Blood Lines #2)
6. Nov 09: Blood Kin, Maria Lima (Blood Lines #3)
7. Dec 09: Vampire Sunrise, Carole Nelson Douglas (Delilah Street, PI #3)

2010 (So Far)
1. Jan 10: Hallowed Circle, Linda Robertson (second of series)
2. Feb 10: Shadowblade, Seressia Glass (Shadowchasers #1)
3. Mar 10: Demon Possessed , Stacia Kane (Megan Chase #3)
4. Apr 10: Embers, Laura Bickle (first of series)
5. May 10: Amazon Queen, Lori Devoti (second of series)

WEBBING, TWEETING, AND FACING

I *hope* the Web site is updated. As usual, it was a rushed and scattered job. If you find errors let me know! Information on all the backlist titles is still there -- and many of the book pages have been updated with reviews. New pages for "The Five Titles" (shorthand for the five books -- see below under "Submissions: Hints" -- that were previously published, but are now part of Pocket/Juno) are up plus pages for AMAZON INK, VICIOUS CIRCLE, and DEMON INSIDE. And yeah, although I am not sure why, I'm now on Twitter (http://twitter.com/JunoBooks) and there's a link in the sidebar on the Blog. And, although my two younger sons may kill me, I'm on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) too. Anything to spread the word on Juno Books!

EBOOKS

The older versions of "The Five Titles" are being replaced with new versions published by Pocket. Ebook versions of many of the earlier Wildside/Juno titles are still available, though, and Chris Howard has FREE e-versions (six formats) of SEABORN at: http://www.saltwaterwitch.com/freeseaborn.php

SUBMISSIONS

And I was doing soooo well there for a while. Right now response time varies from *immediate* -- if it is something obviously unsuitable - to about three months. On the other hand, I haven't had a chance to even look at anything for about two weeks. Even if you submitted in April, you may not have gotten a response. If you haven't, that means you are still under consideration. I will try to catch up with these in the next month or so.

Hints:

1) Be aware of the "new" urban fantasy genre and our guidelines (always on the Web site, now under "Submissions").

2) If you haven't read our books, do so: PERSONAL DEMONS by Stacia Kane; DANCING WITH WEREWOLVES and BRIMSTONE KISS by Carole Nelson Douglas; and AMAZON INK by Lori Devoti are all easily obtainable. (Maria Lima's MATTERS OF THE BLOOD and BLOOD BARGAIN are being re-issued, but you may have found copies or read the former in trade paperback.) VICIOUS CIRCLE will soon be out, but you can read a description/excerpt on the Web site right now. Other future titles are listed on the blog with a short description when acquired.

3) Why read the books? Other than getting an idea that we have a wide variety within the genre we are looking for, that we want entertaining stories (with OF COURSE female protagonists), and that our books are not "formula" anything, you'll also realize what we have already going as series. It would be, for example, really difficult for us to do another book about modern-day Amazons.

4) Right now, the immediate need is for *completed* manuscripts. (Sure, we will have ongoing needs, but I'm giving hints here.)

QUOTATION

"Books are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development." -- Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957), "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club," 1928