I Did Something Crazy

So Kay Bennson might be dead.

Don't worry, I am very much alive and well it's just that I am no longer with my publisher. The past week has been a bit of a whirlwind but I haven't been this excited about things in a while!

Let me give you the short version of the tale:

-I hadn't been happy with my publisher for a while.
-Enshrine's contract was up at the beginning of June and I had decided I wasn't going to renew.
-On a random whim I asked if I would have to pay to break my other contracts early.
-They said yes and before I could make a choice they just gave me the rights back to everything

So now Squad Treble in addition to Enshrine are free to do with as I wish. I kind of went out on limb and sent Limited Truth to a few agents hoping that the whole stigma of something being previously published was over and wouldn't a deterrent, but it seems that that mindset is alive and well. I get it, most traditional publishers want a "sure thing" I just feel like I wasted one of my best stories on my old publisher because I was scared of it being rejected...

That being said, I'm not giving up hope yet. I'm waiting to hear back from two more agents (really just one, it sounds like one takes FOREVER to get back to you even with form rejections. I also sent a query and the first three chapters to the publishing house that I edit for. Honestly, it was my dream for them to have Enshrine back when I was looking, but they had passed at the time. This was before I worked for them so I'm hoping (really really really hoping) that they will at least consider it even if they end up passing (though I think Limited Truth is better than Enshrine...in my humble opinion). If they decide that they don't want it because it's been previously published as well...well it's off to self publishing.

I'm still slightly conflicted on how I feel about this. I know many people who self publish and love it, but it's really not good enough for me. It's also going to cause me to to have to be obnoxious with trying to sell my books but I guess I'm going to need to be better about that anyway. On the other hand, I can finally write all the sequels and spin offs to my heart's content now and no one can tell me no about my covers! Silver linings I guess!

So back to the Kay Bennson thing. Obviously if I have to self publish, I'll most likely be keeping the pseudonym but I may go to my real name if someone else picks up the Squad Treble. So stay tuned I guess.