The indie publishing scene has a goodly number of success stories – self-published or small press authors who have made full time careers out of their writing, without the marketing force of a legacy publishing house. These are the tales that remind us, yes, it CAN be done!
Joining us today is one such – Addison Moore, author of the bestselling Celestra series. For those not familiar with the series, Celestra is a paranormal young adult series which begins with the Amazon best-selling Ethereal, and has now been optioned by 20th Century Fox. Book six in the series, Expel, went live on the 22nd of March is is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Chatting to Curiosity Quills, she talks about her experiences with agents of various kinds and the whirlwind and secrecy of the 20th Century Fox deal, as well as tidbits of advice for aspiring authors.
But wait, there’s more!
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Celestra books:
CQ: Welcome to Curiosity Quills, Addison! So, your big news (well, new as of January) is the optioning of Celestra by 20th Century Fox for a TV series. Congratulations! How did that come about?
CQ: You have two agents; a literary agent (Rachelle Gardener) and a film agent (Joel Gotler). What have your experiences been with agents? Did you get lucky first time or did it take you a while to find one you worked well with?
CQ: You hear horror stories of small authors getting exploited by Hollywood companies, such as what happened to Cheetah Girls creator Deborah Gregory. Is it something you’ve thought about, and what protections do you have in place?
CQ: Was your writing a full time occupation before the film rights were optioned? Is it now?
CQ: What draws you to YA as a genre, and what do you think might be the root of its current boom in popularity?
CQ: Are there other genres you’re itching to try, and if you did, would you use a pen name to keep it distinct from your paranormal YA work?
CQ: The Indelibles is a multi-author you contribute to along with 24 other writers. What are its aims, and what does it offer readers? How did you get involved?
CQ: What advice would you give to other authors starting out?
CQ: And finally, some quick-fires:
CQ: Thank you for joining us!
About the Author
Curiosity Quills is a gaggle of literary marauders with a bone to grind and not enough time for revisions.
