Scott Moon's Blog - Posts Tagged "urban-fantasy"

I wrote the first draft of Dragon Badge almost nine years ago, before I became a detective in the Exploited Missing Child Unit. Seven years ago I submitted it to a major publishing house that accepted unsolicited, un-agented, complete manuscripts. The day I received the letter informing me that the publisher's first reader liked the book and passed it up the chain was very good for me. I was informed that if the second reader liked it, the book would go to the purchasing editor.

Seven years later I received a very nice rejection letter, stating that the book was well liked, but not right for their current needs. Included in the rejection were some critique points, which I attacked furiously. My primary beta reader gave it another read, and I began editing with a ruthless efficiency that I had not been capable of years ago. During the last decade, I worked on special tasks forces and teams, fathered more wonderful children, and continued to write books.

When I had done all that I could and it passed another beta reader review, I published Dragon Badge as my first Kindle Direct Book (and also a paperback version on CreateSpace.com). I hope you read and enjoy Dragon Badge. I tried to write what I know while keeping it clearly in the realm of fiction.