Matt Converse 18 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Lady Gaga has been an inspiration to me for many years now, so I should have known she would be my good luck charm in getting published. I sent out many queries but my 65,000 word horror novel hadn't got published. I finished a shorter work, a 22,000 word novella called Behind the Velvet Curtain, about a gay male stripper who danced only to Lady Gaga who ends up with a stalker of his own. It's an erotic horror novella, and in January, I was offered a publishing contract from Comet Press in New York in their erotica line SeX Files. It will be released March 2nd, but preorder sales already have me the #2 book in all of Comet Press or the imprint SeX Files! It's pretty incredible for my first publication of any kind. If you go to their site, under authors in my bio it lists Lady Gaga as one of my inspirations. I have listened to her music almost every day for about 7 years now. Yes, I'm a little obsessed, much like one of the characters in the novella. I get why this has happened now. Success doesn't bring happiness, happiness brings success. One more thing, if it's a big hit and someone makes it into a movie, imagine the soundtrack: Sexxx Dreams, Do What U Want, Aura, Applause... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainingOnMe 7,280 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congrats! :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAstroLeo 14,424 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congrats I'm very happy for you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop 4,541 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 The Taylor Brigade: KNOCKOUT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGGrayson 9,670 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congrats!! 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗴𝗮 • 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲 • 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲-𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗿 • 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop 15,354 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congrats! :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Converse 18 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thanks everyone! And Pop, that was perfect. There is a line in the novella where the stalker tells the stripper after clapping, "I know you live for the applause, applause, applause..." iAstroLeo--that is one fierce pic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikou 1,169 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 WOW, congrats! I hope Gaga finds out about this, that would be fab! <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannaeDrive 3,412 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I'm happy for you, yours is a great story and godspeed with your career as a writer! "Fame Is A Boomerang" - Maria Callas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByeBye49 161 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congratulations & good luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Converse 18 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Raikou--me too. I imagine a blurb thumbs up on the cover from Lady Gaga herself would probably help sales just a little! Tayfani--thanks and hot Gaga pic! Thanks CannaeDrive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
liz89 373 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congrats to you I'm very happy for you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Draco 2,531 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congrats! I thought this was gonna be Prometheus in promo mode. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Converse 18 Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks Liz89 and Teenage Cream, I appreciate it. And guess what? My novella just went to #1 in all of Comet Press and imprint SeX Files releases, novel or novella on the Amazon chart in just six days of preorder! It's so cool. I'm not sure why, they did a great job with the cover and they say (like it not, writers) that matters. I also think the subject matter is the hottest thing in publishing with the influence of 50 Shades of Grey. Listening to a greatest hits I made, Sexxx Dreams just came on, and that would be the first song if they make this into a movie! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloody 64,631 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Congratulations Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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