Comments on: My First Sale: C.E. Murphy, There I Was, With The Chocolate-Chip Cookies…

By: Janine

Janine — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:16:11 +0000

Great story! I never get tired of “My First Sale.”

By: JaimeK

JaimeK — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:32:23 +0000

CE Murphy you rock!!!!

By: katieM

katieM — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:16:43 +0000

Squeeeeeeee! CE Murphy!!! Gush, gush, gush!

By: Gail Dayton

Gail Dayton — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:51:45 +0000

Hey, Murphy! LOVE your first sale story! **Beam**

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

By: Heidi

Heidi — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:43:38 +0000

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

Liviania — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:40:41 +0000

Haha, I love the “BEEEEEEEEEEEP.”

And ooh, chocolate chip cookies.

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the essential kit » Blog Archive » miss spammity spam spam — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:15:55 +0000

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By: CE Murphy

CE Murphy — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:34 +0000

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

Kimber An — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:29:16 +0000

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

Cathy — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:40:15 +0000

What a great story. I hope the cookies turned out well, too. :)