A wee announcement...
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nodbear and I have a wee announcement. Despite the fact that we are really just a pair of disreputable fangirls, astonishingly, we have been commissioned to write a book about the young gentlemen of HMS Indefatigable. Following our presentation at the New Researchers in Maritime History conference earlier this year, we were approached by the academic publisher Boydell and Brewer who expressed an interest in publishing our researcher. We've spent the last six months drawing up a proposal, which has now been approved by an academic reviewer and accepted by the publisher's editorial committee. So this weekend I went down to nodbear's to sign the contract :)
The current title of the book is a bit of a mouthful:
Naval Careers in the Napoleonic Wars - Hornblower's Real-Life Shipmates
The Lives of the Young Gentlemen of Pellew's Indefatigable
As an academic publisher, Boydell and Brewer's main criteria for their titles is that their subject matter will be immediately obvious to librarians and indexers! Hence the catchy "Naval Careers in the Napoleonic Wars" bit ;) We originally made no mention of Hornblower in our proposal and were surprised and very, very chuffed, when the academic reviewer suggested including Hornblower in the title. It also gives us a legitimate excuse to try and get a picture of Horatio and Archie into the book! :D
We now have two years to complete our research and write the book, and it will probably take another 18 months before it's published. So if we meet all our deadlines, we should be in print by....summer 2016. So don't hold your breath :} Also because we're signed up to an academic publisher, they will produce a vanishingly small hardback print run with an astronomical cover price. There's no such thing as advances in academic publishing, the royalties are minuscule and we have to cover all image licensing and indexing costs ourselves. That aside, we're over the moon about this and still can't quite believe that we've managed to pass ourselves off as "proper" naval historians.
So, huge thanks to everyone here who has already been so encouraging and enthusiastic about our research, we would never have got this far without the support of all you wonderful AoS fans. Wish us luck, in fact, wish us Ned's own luck!
nodbear and I have a wee announcement. Despite the fact that we are really just a pair of disreputable fangirls, astonishingly, we have been commissioned to write a book about the young gentlemen of HMS Indefatigable. Following our presentation at the New Researchers in Maritime History conference earlier this year, we were approached by the academic publisher Boydell and Brewer who expressed an interest in publishing our researcher. We've spent the last six months drawing up a proposal, which has now been approved by an academic reviewer and accepted by the publisher's editorial committee. So this weekend I went down to nodbear's to sign the contract :) The current title of the book is a bit of a mouthful:
The Lives of the Young Gentlemen of Pellew's Indefatigable
As an academic publisher, Boydell and Brewer's main criteria for their titles is that their subject matter will be immediately obvious to librarians and indexers! Hence the catchy "Naval Careers in the Napoleonic Wars" bit ;) We originally made no mention of Hornblower in our proposal and were surprised and very, very chuffed, when the academic reviewer suggested including Hornblower in the title. It also gives us a legitimate excuse to try and get a picture of Horatio and Archie into the book! :D
We now have two years to complete our research and write the book, and it will probably take another 18 months before it's published. So if we meet all our deadlines, we should be in print by....summer 2016. So don't hold your breath :} Also because we're signed up to an academic publisher, they will produce a vanishingly small hardback print run with an astronomical cover price. There's no such thing as advances in academic publishing, the royalties are minuscule and we have to cover all image licensing and indexing costs ourselves. That aside, we're over the moon about this and still can't quite believe that we've managed to pass ourselves off as "proper" naval historians.
So, huge thanks to everyone here who has already been so encouraging and enthusiastic about our research, we would never have got this far without the support of all you wonderful AoS fans. Wish us luck, in fact, wish us Ned's own luck!
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Date: 2012-09-17 11:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 11:39 am (UTC)So, so so happy for you both! How wonderful that you get to also include the fictional boys who started it all.
(I wonder if there is a way to send JB and IG copies of the book?)
And of course I am picturing EP and the real lads of the Indy looking over your shoulders. (We already knew that Ned talks to NOdbear)
They might be a little puzzled at the sudden upsurge of fame, but I bet they approve.
Let me also say, although you know already I think it, that you two are stunningly amazing. You are both smart, and funny, and kind, and sharply observant, and I am proud to be considered among your friends!
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Date: 2012-09-17 11:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 12:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 12:08 pm (UTC)I hope Ned and the boys approve. We're inclined to think they do :) And getting to include the fictional boys, who certainly started it all where I am concerned, is just the icing on the cake!
I wonder if there is a way to send JB and IG copies of the book?
Yes we were wondering that too....hopefully where there's a will there's a way!
Thanks again m'dear!
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Date: 2012-09-17 12:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 12:30 pm (UTC)thank you so much for the kind words = you are indeed too kind
and yes we like to think that Ned and the boys are quite pleased really...
amd we are hoping to think of a way to send IG And JB copies of the book
one never knows :)
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Date: 2012-09-17 12:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 02:02 pm (UTC)The only fear about this great news is that you two would become proper naval historians and have no more time to chat with other ordinary fangirls XD
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Date: 2012-09-17 02:18 pm (UTC)Most very well done! Have a huzzah or two.
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Date: 2012-09-17 02:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 02:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 02:22 pm (UTC)Thank you for the huzzahs, we will add them to the collection.
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Date: 2012-09-17 03:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 03:27 pm (UTC)fangirls we always will be :)
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Date: 2012-09-17 04:44 pm (UTC)And then: the copy for Ioan and Jamie, huh? The cherry on top of the icing, me thinks.
Well done. Looking forward to further updates and: Good luck!
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Date: 2012-09-17 05:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 06:11 pm (UTC)Awesome work, you two. I salute you.
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Date: 2012-09-17 08:02 pm (UTC)to think of you two, sniggering over a pic of Archie/Horatio and actually 'smuggling' it into a real scientific historical book
We still need to find out if we'll be allowed to license a still from the series, and if so, how much it will cost. Rest assured we'll do our damnedest to try and get one included :D
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Date: 2012-09-17 08:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 08:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 08:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 08:08 pm (UTC)CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Date: 2012-09-17 10:08 pm (UTC)Huzzah!
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Date: 2012-09-17 10:14 pm (UTC)Dave