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• karo: the joys 
  July 17, 2010, 10:45:59 PM
• karo: I've been busy doing this Summer School for Access to Uni thing.  For the past week or two I have had at least one big essay per week(by big I mean 1500 words, so not massive but still a fair bit for a weekly essay) got one due Monday this week and another due Friday
  July 17, 2010, 10:45:46 PM
• E.Maree: That must have taken some organisation, wow. :O Mega congratulations!
  July 15, 2010, 09:24:08 PM
• Triss: We're hoping to make it an annual event since the first was pretty successful.
  July 02, 2010, 05:56:40 PM
• Triss: A group of us from the LARP society I'm part of decided to put on a role-playing convention, catering to roleplayers of all types from tabletop to LARP, so we got in a whole load of traders and people promoting their groups and stuff. There's quite a big, active RP community in the north-east, so we thought we'd tap into that. So 'Nerd East' was born!
  July 02, 2010, 05:56:13 PM
• E.Maree: Running a convention? Oooh, tell me more! :O
  June 27, 2010, 11:34:45 AM
• Triss: 'lo guys - I'm good, still busy, alternating between a degree and convention running. I didn't predict anything of this sort this time last year...
  June 25, 2010, 11:17:06 PM
• E.Maree: I think everyone's lives have taken a turn for the busier lately, I know mine has. xD How are you?
  June 22, 2010, 09:55:21 PM
• MysticSafewayBag: I have not been on here for a long time but I am very busy. It is my bastard degree; it takes up almost all of my time.
  June 16, 2010, 11:00:12 PM
• MysticSafewayBag: Hello.
  June 16, 2010, 10:59:49 PM
• E.Maree: Tightened up the anti-spam measures on the forum.
  May 31, 2010, 01:47:46 PM
• karo: we need to spark up activity again... hardly anyone comes on anymore...
  April 30, 2010, 01:40:19 PM
• E.Maree: Hi XGIANNIX, how are you?
  April 26, 2010, 09:27:37 PM
• XGIANNIX: E.Maree
  April 20, 2010, 01:34:32 PM
• XGIANNIX: euhmm hello
  April 20, 2010, 01:32:18 PM
• E.Maree: The new forum domain is now live, please change your bookmarks to emmamaree.com/forum.
  April 13, 2010, 11:42:03 AM
• E.Maree: I made a logo!
  April 06, 2010, 12:48:12 PM
• E.Maree: http://emmamaree.com/ is well along its way now. I'll have to move this place over soon. :O
  March 21, 2010, 10:38:08 PM
• E.Maree: Oh man, it's so cold around here, even with the snow gone. 
  January 22, 2010, 08:31:36 AM
• karo: thank you
  January 18, 2010, 05:43:17 PM

[Ben ~ Phoenix]

Is this a stupid question i dont know... you have most likely covered it a million times over but: Who are you contracted with?

[karo]

she said she was contracted to DT so I guess that means that she is contracted with DT Ben.

[Ben ~ Phoenix]

Who are you contracted with?

You cant be contracted WITH a book. you can be TOO it tho..
Jamie dont try and be smart.

I just wanted to know what publisher... or whats the situation and stuff.

[E.Maree]

Is this a stupid question i dont know... you have most likely covered it a million times over but: Who are you contracted with?

It isn't actually a stupid question, especially since what I've been saying across this topic has been contradictory.

When it comes down to the English edition, I'm held down by no contract or bounds of any kind - hence why I am able to do things like rewrite the book and sell off the merch for full profit, even print the follow-ups myself if I see fit. However, the rights were sold abroad and the contracts with those countries remains entirely valid.

Because of this, I'm kept writing DT for a foreign market (though the main source of motivation for this, the DTNordic team, help out with US, UK and Austrailean negotiations as well since my new agent is part of that team) while fairly free on the English front.

[palm9999]

So you mentioned using the money to print the books...Are you printing more in the UK or something or paying to have them printed elsewhere or what?

[E.Maree]

Note the fact that it was a mention, and by no means finalized thing... but I think, for a nice-looking sample to give to hopeful publishers in English-speaking countries, I'll consider self-printing a few copies of the final rewrite. They won't be for commercial sale, unless I really consider it to be a wise investment.

[karo]

Because of this, I'm kept writing DT for a foreign market (though the main source of motivation for this, the DTNordic team, help out with US, UK and Austrailean negotiations as well since my new agent is part of that team) while fairly free on the English front.

so what your saying is that you are still writing DT books.  But only for foreign countries?

[Ben ~ Phoenix]

No she is writing them because she has several contracts with foreign countries and is currently looking for a contract in this country but in the mean time considering selfpublishing while she does other things such as commercialise her Merchandise side of things through Punk Ethics...

Am I right or completely off?

[palm9999]

Emma, you should totally use LuLu. SOOOO the choice.

[E.Maree]

Because of this, I'm kept writing DT for a foreign market (though the main source of motivation for this, the DTNordic team, help out with US, UK and Austrailean negotiations as well since my new agent is part of that team) while fairly free on the English front.

so what your saying is that you are still writing DT books.  But only for foreign countries?

Nope, not quite it.

I only have to write DT for the foreign countries - they're the only ones I'm obliged to work for, if you ignore the debt I owe the English fanbase. The foreign companies force me to continue work on the series despite any other thoughts in my head, and in doing so ensure I work on the English version for their own use and continue with DT promo work. They're the reason I can't just let it fade into the background, if that makes sense.

Emma, you should totally use LuLu. SOOOO the choice.

That was indeed the plan. :3

[palm9999]

I see. I would totally go with LuLu if you do anything along those lines. My publisher (Half Full Publishing) is basically working on a new business plan which uses LuLu as a simpler way to print and distribute books while providing a name for the publisher and helping out authors...like me. I am in great spirits right now because...I just got my ISBN! 978-0-6151-5018-5!!!
Don't bother searching it on any sites just yet as I still have to approve some things before it will be on any of the sites. But it is still my ISBN. Neatisms!
Anyway....LuLu also has GREAT customer support!

[E.Maree]

I'm having trouble grasping how they can be a publisher, if they publish their work through Lulu.  Meh, just make sure they handle their side of things well, advertising and such.

[palm9999]

Eh, basically LuLu is not much a publisher. Here look...
Marketing n stuff- Me and Half Full
Printing- LuLu
Writing- me

[Ben ~ Phoenix]

I kinda get it. Its very unusual tho I have always thought the Publisher did ... well the publishing.

[palm9999]

It is very unusual....new plan thingy.....We shall see how it all works out.