Comments on: My First Sale: C.E. Murphy, There I Was, With The Chocolate-Chip Cookies… http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/ Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Sun, 27 May 2012 19:51:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Janine http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-162011 Janine Sat, 10 May 2008 05:16:11 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-162011 Great story! I never get tired of "My First Sale." Great story! I never get tired of “My First Sale.”

]]> By: JaimeK http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161988 JaimeK Fri, 09 May 2008 22:32:23 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161988 CE Murphy you rock!!!! CE Murphy you rock!!!!

]]> By: katieM http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161983 katieM Fri, 09 May 2008 22:16:43 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161983 Squeeeeeeee! CE Murphy!!! Gush, gush, gush! Squeeeeeeee! CE Murphy!!! Gush, gush, gush!

]]> By: Gail Dayton http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161969 Gail Dayton Fri, 09 May 2008 19:51:45 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161969 Hey, Murphy! LOVE your first sale story! **Beam** Now I have MORE of your books to catch up on... Oh well. Hey, Murphy! LOVE your first sale story! **Beam**

Now I have MORE of your books to catch up on… Oh well.

]]> By: Heidi http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161966 Heidi Fri, 09 May 2008 18:43:38 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161966 Ha Ha! I've been a C.E. Murphy fan ever since Urban Shaman and am currently reading House of Cards. In a way I envy those of you that haven't read her yet - what a treat in store for you. I plan on picking up the Queen's Bastard this weekend and hope it rains on Sunday so I am FORCED to stay inside and read. Hooray C.E. Murphy! Ha Ha! I’ve been a C.E. Murphy fan ever since Urban Shaman and am currently reading House of Cards. In a way I envy those of you that haven’t read her yet – what a treat in store for you. I plan on picking up the Queen’s Bastard this weekend and hope it rains on Sunday so I am FORCED to stay inside and read. Hooray C.E. Murphy!

]]> By: Liviania http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161961 Liviania Fri, 09 May 2008 17:40:41 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161961 Haha, I love the "BEEEEEEEEEEEP." And ooh, chocolate chip cookies. Haha, I love the “BEEEEEEEEEEEP.”

And ooh, chocolate chip cookies.

]]> By: the essential kit » Blog Archive » miss spammity spam spam http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161960 the essential kit » Blog Archive » miss spammity spam spam Fri, 09 May 2008 16:15:55 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161960 [...] completely forgot that I had an interview going up at Dear Author today. It’s my First Sale Story, which I still think is pretty funny. :) (Dear Author also [...] [...] completely forgot that I had an interview going up at Dear Author today. It’s my First Sale Story, which I still think is pretty funny. :) (Dear Author also [...]

]]> By: CE Murphy http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161954 CE Murphy Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:34 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161954 Good heavens, I didn't realize it was already time for this to go up! *blinkblinkblink*! :) Jia, Janicu: Luna is definitely not defunct. :) It originated with an explosion of titles and cut back after that, but it's still putting out pretty much a book a month. Fear not! More Sagara books (and Gilman books, and others!) are in the works, including more Walker Papers from me starting next fall. :) Kmont: yay! glad to remind you to pick up URBAN SHAMAN. And thank you. These kinds of interviews are huge fun to do, I think. :) Maya: wah-hah! Now you have heard of me! That makes being invited here to blog well worth it all by itself! :) Cathy: The cookies did, indeed, turn out well. Mmmm. Cookies. *eyes the kitchen thoughtfully* KimberAn: Aaaah, that's a million-dollar question. For me, it was a career move: I wanted to be able to get into publishing houses that didn't take unagented manuscripts, and I wanted a professional to be reading my contracts, because I'm a writer, not an agent. I also think it's a good idea to have a buffer between yourself and your editor in case of topics of disagreement: that way you can send your agent to be the bad guy, without making your relationship with the editor touchy. Plus, she's negotiated me more money with every contract, which, y'know, I'd never have the nerve to do myself, so that's more than paid for her percentage. :) And hello to a fellow Alaskan! Good heavens, I didn’t realize it was already time for this to go up! *blinkblinkblink*! :)

Jia, Janicu: Luna is definitely not defunct. :) It originated with an explosion of titles and cut back after that, but it’s still putting out pretty much a book a month. Fear not! More Sagara books (and Gilman books, and others!) are in the works, including more Walker Papers from me starting next fall. :)

Kmont: yay! glad to remind you to pick up URBAN SHAMAN. And thank you. These kinds of interviews are huge fun to do, I think. :)

Maya: wah-hah! Now you have heard of me! That makes being invited here to blog well worth it all by itself! :)

Cathy: The cookies did, indeed, turn out well. Mmmm. Cookies. *eyes the kitchen thoughtfully*

KimberAn: Aaaah, that’s a million-dollar question. For me, it was a career move: I wanted to be able to get into publishing houses that didn’t take unagented manuscripts, and I wanted a professional to be reading my contracts, because I’m a writer, not an agent. I also think it’s a good idea to have a buffer between yourself and your editor in case of topics of disagreement: that way you can send your agent to be the bad guy, without making your relationship with the editor touchy. Plus, she’s negotiated me more money with every contract, which, y’know, I’d never have the nerve to do myself, so that’s more than paid for her percentage. :) And hello to a fellow Alaskan!

]]> By: Kimber An http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161952 Kimber An Fri, 09 May 2008 15:29:16 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161952 Very cool story! By the way, I live in Alaska and dream of Ireland. You'd gotten the deal on your own. Why did you feel you needed an agent? I've read Harlequin contracts are pretty straight forward with no wiggle-room for negotiating anyway. Very cool story! By the way, I live in Alaska and dream of Ireland.

You’d gotten the deal on your own. Why did you feel you needed an agent? I’ve read Harlequin contracts are pretty straight forward with no wiggle-room for negotiating anyway.

]]> By: Cathy http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161948 Cathy Fri, 09 May 2008 13:40:15 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161948 What a great story. I hope the cookies turned out well, too. :) What a great story. I hope the cookies turned out well, too. :)

]]> By: janicu http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161947 janicu Fri, 09 May 2008 13:34:16 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161947 p.s. Cute first sale story! p.s. Cute first sale story!

]]> By: janicu http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161946 janicu Fri, 09 May 2008 13:33:41 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161946 Luna books is defunct? I see that they still publish books... I would be really unhappy if they stopped publishing because I need to read the rest of Michelle Sagara's Cast series. Luna books is defunct? I see that they still publish books… I would be really unhappy if they stopped publishing because I need to read the rest of Michelle Sagara’s Cast series.

]]> By: Maya http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161943 Maya Fri, 09 May 2008 13:02:36 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161943 never heard of this author before, but what a fab first sale story. and what prodigious output. need a nap just thinking about it. never heard of this author before, but what a fab first sale story. and what prodigious output. need a nap just thinking about it.

]]> By: Kmont http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161940 Kmont Fri, 09 May 2008 11:50:35 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161940 I love reading stuff like this and getting a peek into this part of a writer's life. Good for you, Ms. Murphy. And let this be a reminder to me to pick up Urban Shaman, something I've been wanting to do. ;) I love reading stuff like this and getting a peek into this part of a writer’s life. Good for you, Ms. Murphy. And let this be a reminder to me to pick up Urban Shaman, something I’ve been wanting to do. ;)

]]> By: Jia http://dearauthor.com/features/interviews/my-first-sale-ce-murphy-there-i-was-with-the-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-161936 Jia Fri, 09 May 2008 10:17:48 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4427#comment-161936 Luna isn't defunct, is it? The imprint's still putting out books, albeit only one title a month these days. Murphy's latest urban fantasy series, The Negotiator Trilogy, is published under the Luna imprint, for example. Luna isn’t defunct, is it? The imprint’s still putting out books, albeit only one title a month these days. Murphy’s latest urban fantasy series, The Negotiator Trilogy, is published under the Luna imprint, for example.

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