Reply from contact at Google!

[Victoria Victrix]

My Google contact got back to me yesterday to say that the three contacts he had for OUTSIDE Google did not pan out.  One was at Disney and had gotten fired they day they bought the SW francise, the other two weren't interested for reasons that had nothing to do with CoH (he didn't elaborate).

TODAY he gave me the direct contact at Google Play, who told him "Please have her send me the pitch package."  So Rae, Quinch, Ammon and I will be working on the new Google Pitch package.

Once I get done with the book that is now a full month behind schedule and due in 2 weeks....*cries*

[Hotaru]

Thanks for the update, and best of luck!

[Electric-Knight]

Thanks for the update, and best of luck!

Well, he said what I wanted to say!

I'll add, for a bit of levity... "Good luck. We're all counting on you!".

:)

(hehe, seriously, good luck on the book!!)

[houtex]

Just wanted to say Good Luck, we're all counting on you.

/*Exits, closes door*
//Ever been to a Turkish Prison?
///No srsly, pretty awesome news!

[Ironwolf]

Good hunting!

We aren't all counting on you, we are counting on the game to sell itself. You get the hard work to make the pitch - we just get to cheer you on :)

[lizthegirl]

thanks for taking the lead...i'm still holding my torch

[JanessaVR]

My Google contact got back to me yesterday to say that the three contacts he had for OUTSIDE Google did not pan out.  One was at Disney and had gotten fired they day they bought the SW francise, the other two weren't interested for reasons that had nothing to do with CoH (he didn't elaborate).

TODAY he gave me the direct contact at Google Play, who told him "Please have her send me the pitch package."  So Rae, Quinch, Ammon and I will be working on the new Google Pitch package.

Once I get done with the book that is now a full month behind schedule and due in 2 weeks....*cries*

Hey, your writing career has to come first, we understand.  Do what you have to do.  There's already no way we could ever repay you for what you've done so far for all of us.

[Rotten Luck]

You are already our Hero, we understand from time to time you need to put on the glasses and have secret identity time.  Besides I want to read that book!

[Joshex]

sounds hopeful. though this is only the first wall down, if the google executive does actually wish to pursue this there might be another wall to break down in a board meeting. if that succeeds, then there is still an impervium plated wall we need to bust through which is trying to get NCSoft to actually talk about selling. right now they seem to be downright ignoring the issue as if stubbornly holding to thier comment of "we are not selling"

as I said an impervium coated wall, I only hope google doesn't become disheartened about the situation if NCSoft doesn't reply or if NCSoft rejects them flat out.

[Removed a long story that lead into culture/ethnicity commentary, which we've agreed to disagree on and not talk about. ~Agge]

[Steele Magnolia]

Keep us in the loop and keep writing! I'm getting bored rereading old books... my kindle is crying out for something new, fun, and Lackey now that I've finished the latest Harry Dresden novel.

/em cracks whip

Seriously, as an avid fan since a friend introduced me to your work in 1992 I'm tapping my toes in expectation.

[Triplash]

TODAY he gave me the direct contact at Google Play, who told him "Please have her send me the pitch package."

Well, a lack of an outright 'no' is a welcome change by itself. Fingers crossed!

Once I get done with the book that is now a full month behind schedule and due in 2 weeks....*cries*

Awww. If I could help I'd... well, cringe for the future of the book, actually. :-\  Probably best you handle it. I'll send you plenty of good will vibes though! And I'm glad to see you're putting the book first. You career is the correct priority here. Best of luck!

[WildFire15]

Thanks for the update. Just say the word and we'll get this train rolling!

[OzonePrime]

Thanks for the update! Good luck on the book! Fingers crossed!

/em holdtorch

[beveri8469]

good luck on the book

[Surelle]

Mercedes,

Of course finish your book first, whatever that takes.  CoH has been shut down for months already.  A couple/few more weeks or whatever it takes isn't going to matter in the long run.  And maybe the rest of Team Wildcard could be working on it meanwhile anyway?

[Artillerie]

Fingers crossed then, best of luck!

[Mistress Urd]

Best news I heard in awhile.  :)

[Nyx Nought Nothing]

Well this is encouraging.  8)
Waiting with bated breath.

[Ammon]

Its a fair bit of re-tweaking required, as Google is a very different entity to Disney, and we also need to account for the added competition of not one, but two community-lead direct rival games in production.  I point this out simply to remind people that the odds are slim, and while we should always have hope, we should certainly not be complacent about the huge odds.

[houtex]

I would think that this thought process... that Google might want to expand it's advertising base, and also break into a different genre, would be a pretty... well interesting move, if not a fantastic opportunity to do two things:

1) Cement them as do gooders? 
2) Allow them to experiment with yet another new way of doing business outside of the search engine, Android and Chrome.

Yeah, very very different though from an entertainment only company like Disney or Steam.

Oh, and this:

*opens door again, pokes head in*

Just wanted to say good luck, we're all counting on you.

*exits, closes door*