There have been many books written about the Beatles, covering everything from their history to their influences, their gear, their recording sessions or the impact they had on the sixties and beyond.

But what about a historical novel that tells the complete history of the famous band? How about a novel that goes inside their heads and shows us how they interacted with each other, how they viewed their relationships, how they reacted to the many events that occurred throughout their brilliant careers?

This is what I have written—the first in a series of books that would cover their entire history. Accurate like a biography but written as a novel, in which John, Paul, George, Ringo, and many others are characters that speak, think and react to the situations in which they evolve .

This first book is called The Beatles: Some Kind of Innocence. It begins on the day in 1957 when John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the very first time and ends in December of 1960, when the group comes back from their first trip to Hamburg, where they met and played with Ringo for the first time. We witness the ups and down of their beginnings, experiencing the emotions that they experienced as they tried to make it as a rock and roll band in Liverpool.

Friday, February 3, 2012

There is an interest!

Well this is it! The first contact with an editor.

The email was simple and to the point:

Your book could interest us. I'd like to discuss it further, could you call me tomorrow at... Regards...

The email was from the son of a well known french editor in Quebec.

So of course I called him the next day, but he was in a meeting. I fired up an email saying "tried to call unsuccessfully, could you call me back, etc..."

I get an answer apologizing for an endless and unavoidable meeting and saying that he would try to reach me the next day.

And he did! The conversation was brief and I tried to answer all of his questions with enthusiasm. What could be done about the bilingualism of the novel (I was already working on a french version). Would there be a sequel (yes, the second one was on the way and I envisioned 5 more books to cover the whole story). How accurate was my novel (as accurate as a biography). Could they include pictures? (a bit strange for a novel, but why not?)

He repeated his interest for the book, told me he would read the manuscript more thoroughly (he only skimped at it), speak with his distributor regarding the possibilities of the whole project and call me back next week.

Thank you, goodbye.

And I hung up, feeling like a runner after a long marathon... I know it's only a first contact. Nothing is signed. But to know there is an interest outside friends, colleagues and family is immensely encouraging. A professional that never met me is interested in my book. He read the query letter, the synopsis and parts of the manuscript and he seems to see the potential. How can I not be excited?

Chances for me to become a published author in 2012 are looking so much better!
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