Talk about timing. I go camping with the family (let us not mention tents and the dismantling of said edifices in the rain) and the next day find out that I have won a full request from a pitch competition! Argh!!!
Why the argh? Well, I'm camping for a week with patchy internet access and no access at all the manuscript I pitched! Cue more argh! The only thing I could do was sit in my tent and think fiercely about all the tweaking I needed to do for it. Sigh...
Anyway, this is all to say that having just returned from my trip, I am now heading in to the writing cave to polish up my ms and make sacrifices to the gods of publication for a little bit of success. Wish me luck!
PS. Many thanks to Jami Gold for running the competition and also to the editors at Entangled for providing such a great opportunity!
PPS. Congrats also to Jo P for her successful pitch too!
26 comments:
Thank you my darling, backatcha!
Am polishing too, so know the feeling. Hope the hols have left you refreshed and raring to go!
x
Talking Dirty... This doesn't happen to be the NV2010 entry, do it? Because let me just say: Hot Dayum, it's about time that sucker got some lovin'! :) Congratulations, lady. And congrats to JoanneP too! Lots of luck for both of you lovelies!
Huge congrats, my lovely! Knock 'em dead!
Jo - oooh, glad to hear I'm not the only one! Go you, m'dear!
Amalie - ummm... Argh! Sprung! I was hoping no one would remember that. Bits of it are and bits of it aren't. That's all I'm sayin. :-) Thanks heaps for the congrats m'dear.
Maya - Thank you! I'm hoping I will. But not so dead that they won't buy it. :-)
CONGRATULATIONS again, Jackie! Happy cave writing ;-)
You're quite welcome, Jackie. :) And thank you for participating!
And don't worry, I already touched base with "your" editor to let him know that he'd be getting some of the mss he requested late. (I just got a hold of one of his other requested authors yesterday.) So you'll be fine. :) Good luck!
Lacey - thank you!
Jami - Oh, thanks so much! I did email him to let him know - via my patchy net access - but it's fab you followed it up. Much appreciated. And your pitch opportunity was fantastic. That's much appreciated too. :-) Good luck with yours too!
Jackie
That is absolutely fantastic news! I loved your pitch and the first 100 words are fab (I thought your 2010 NV entry was great but I actually think those 100 words are even better - really vivid)
I reckon this is going to be your year.
Happy polishing in the rainfree writing cave.
Nina xx
Oh, yay!!! Best of luck with your submission.
Nina - oh, thank you! Glad you liked them. Just hope the rest of the story matches up! Yeah, hoping for 2012. All I can do I suppose!
Julia - thank you!!
Congrats - well done!!! Happy writing in the cave :)
Joanne - thanks!! I'm certainly going to give it a go!
Yay! Fingers crossed Jackie. Rootin' for ya! Caroline x
Caroline - thank you m'dear!!
So happy for you, Jackie! Very well deserved, hope it leads to brilliant things for you :-)
Camping? Like in a tent? With limited internet access? I'm not sure which one scares me more!
Neverthemind, the main point is: you got a request. This is wonderful news and I couldn't be more pleased if it were me. I did a little (seated) happy dance and may have squealed a little when I read your post.
2012: the year of publication and book pimping. Booyah!
Elissa - you would have hated it! It was vile! But yeah, am liking the request. Am hoping the ms is equal to it. :-)
Oh, Jackie, I'm so thrilled for you. Just popped over to see what was right in your world and--ta da--heaps by the look of it. Sending you big hugs and as much luck as you can possibly stuff into one e-mail.
OOOXXX :)
Congrats and good luck!
Amanda - thanks so much! Yeah, I'd been meaning to tell you guys but I'm staying offline at the mo, trying to get this editing done.
Cody - Thanks!
I'm late, but good luck, Jackie!! And DON'T take the time to reply to my comment - get back to editing :)
Go, YOU!!
Aimee - have finished editing. Now to let it rest. :-) But thanks!
Congratulations Jackie! I am so thrilled for you. I hope all is well in your writing cave, plenty of tea and inspiration...unless you've sent it off already? I'm a bit late getting in on this one! Either way, my fingers are crossed for you, as always :-)
Madeline x
yay Congrats!
I'm staying tuned!!!
Fab work Jackie, I for one would love to read it! :)
xxGeorgina
(enthusiastic shrieker on New Year's Eve)
Madeline - thank you! Trying to think of ways to get through the terrible doubts now...:-)
Kerrin - thanks!
Georgina - Hey you!! Wonderful romance reader you! Well, if anything good comes of this, I'll let you know. Hehe.
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