Guys, this is big. Really big. Not so big that the world is sunshine and rainbows but enough to validate me running around the house like Kevin doing my best excited Kermit imitation. How did this come about? Back in June, Cindy Bullard of Birch Literary liked a pitch I made for my book through #PitMad. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a day-long event on Twitter where authors advertise their unpublished stories for that one in a million chance that an agent or editor will notice them and want to sign them on. Since an agent liking a pitch means you get the ok to query them, I went ahead and did so but didn’t expect much of a response. Much like Shrek, I thought love and getting an agent through PitMad were only true in fairy tales, meant for someone else but not for me. But then I saw her email and now I’m a believer.
I’ve queried my books on my own for at least four years now and have had nothing to show for it, but an agent means you’ve got your foot in the door. An agent means people are open to seeing what you’ve got. Now, it could take weeks to get a publisher, it could take months, it could be even longer than that, but for the first time in ages, I’m highly optimistic about my future as a writer and illustrator in my chosen field. I’ve turned a corner and the road ahead seems clearer than ever.
Ratatouille will be served in a day or so. Until then…I GOT AN AGENT YAAAAAAAY!!!
Tristan Petty said:
Hey! Congratulations! That really is exciting! I wish you the very best of luck!
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UpOnTheShelf said:
Thanks!
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gordhanx said:
Congratulations! That’s super amazing! Best of luck with your book.
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Mount Trevorest said:
Congrats! Can’t wait to see what you’ve made!
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Abigail Kane said:
Congratulations! It looks like there’s a lot of good change going on in both of our lives! My sister just got hired to be a bar and bat mitzvah coordinator, so we’re celebrating that. Then it turned out that she and Mom had been playing on getting us a dog. Oliver has a baby sister now, and he and Riley are getting along well. How’s Mikey? Adorable as ever, I presume?
Probably the biggest thing that’s happened to me recently was that I came out as non-binary to my family. They have been remarkably cool about it. I was actually low-key freaking out about it, but things are okay. I want to get my hair cut soon. I hate having long hair!
See you in a few days with Ratatouille. Congrats again on the offer! Good luck, Shelf.
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UpOnTheShelf said:
Thanks! Congrats to you both!
And Mikey is doing very well, thank you.
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The Library Key said:
Congrats! That’s great news! Hope the rest of the publishing process goes well! 😃🎊🎉
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UpOnTheShelf said:
Thank you!
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Mr. B said:
Fantastic news! Wishing you the best of luck with the rest of the publishing process!
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UpOnTheShelf said:
Thank you so much!
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