[dalya]

Congratulations to her!

Following the huge success of her self-published best-seller Wait for You, hybrid author Jennifer L. Armentrout has signed a three-book, six-figure deal with HarperCollins imprint Avon for Wait for You and two other upcoming books in the series.

Prior to Wait for You, which she published under the pen name J. Lynn, Armentrout had published 13 other books with indie publishers Spencer Hill Press and Entangled Publishing. She currently has upcoming books with Harlequin (end of 2013) and Hyperion (2014). The deal was negotiated by her agent Kevan Lyon of the Solana Beach, Calif.-based agency Marsal Lyon Literary Agency and is a "major deal," the highest category in book deal database Publishers Marketplace.

Wait for You garnered Armentrout, 32, of Martinsburg, W.Va., national attention when it hit the No. 1 spot on best-seller lists, including the Digital Book World Ebook Best-Seller list. It has now held the top spot on the DBW for two weeks in a row. It's the first self-published title to be the No. 1 ebook best-seller.

http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/best-selling-self-published-author-jennifer-l-armentrout-signs-six-figure-three-book-deal-with-harpercollins-for-wait-for-you/

... and on that note ... I'm going to go have a long, hot shower! LOL.

 

[TexasGirl]

... and on that note ... I'm going to go have a long, hot shower! LOL.

Me too.

With Dalya.

Now YOU ALL go take cold ones. Or write about it.

 

[dalya]

Me too.

With Dalya.

Now YOU ALL go take cold ones. Or write about it.

An hour later, seeing this post reminds me I still haven't had that shower. Gosh, where did an hour go?

Back to the OP, I'm sure a lot of trad-pubbed authors are trying out their unsold manuscripts on Amazon, and they don't *all* shoot to the top of the bestseller charts. Does make me curious what sort of marketing plan the agent cooked up! And how can I get one!

 

[Alan Petersen]

I'm waiting for that waterproof laptop.

I went to check out her book, and I noticed this best seller badge by her book. Is that a new Amazon thing? Never noticed that before.

 

[SEAN H. ROBERTSON]

Congratulations to Jennifer! 

 

[KOwrites]

Congratulations to her!

http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/best-selling-self-published-author-jennifer-l-armentrout-signs-six-figure-three-book-deal-with-harpercollins-for-wait-for-you/

... and on that note ... I'm going to go have a long, hot shower! LOL.

Because the best ideas happen... in the shower.

I have this image of Reese Witherspoon in my head from Legally Blonde when she's questioning the daughter of the dead guy on the witness stand... "and, you were in the shower?"

"Every Cosmo girl knows you can't wash your hair in the shower with a new perm..."

Anyway, congratulations to Jennifer and to Dalya for posting and Texas Girl for being funny.

 

[timskorn]

Awesome.  Posts like these never get old and always invigorate me.  Thanks for sharing!

 

[TexasGirl]

I went to check out her book, and I noticed this best seller badge by her book. Is that a new Amazon thing? Never noticed that before.

I know they had them in December, because I had one for a while and posted a screen shot.

 

[teashopgirl]

An hour later, seeing this post reminds me I still haven't had that shower. Gosh, where did an hour go?

Back to the OP, I'm sure a lot of trad-pubbed authors are trying out their unsold manuscripts on Amazon, and they don't *all* shoot to the top of the bestseller charts. Does make me curious what sort of marketing plan the agent cooked up! And how can I get one!

Indeed. This is what I did. And while I'm pleased with the results, I didn't have a bestseller on my hands. Hrm.

 

[Nicole Ciacchella]

These are my favorite kinds of posts, especially on the days when I'm feeling particularly pessimistic.

I always have my epiphanies in the shower, probably because it's the only place where I'm alone and able to listen to my own thoughts.

 

[EC Sheedy]

Happy news. Love it! 

(I like the woe stuff, too, because it brings perspective to this crazy writing business--what Lee Child calls the "long game.")

 

[-alex-]

I love Jen!

I haven't read her Wait For You, but her Lux series is one of my all time fave series. Can't wait for book 4 in the fall!

 

[CEMartin2]

Man, I need to remodel my shower. I get all kinds of book ideas every morning but so far, they aren't selling as books, dammit.

 

[Caddy]

The best seller badge was there in January when I had it for a short time.

Congrats to her!!!