Leveled Up!

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Oh, SHIT, y’all, one of these agents I queried wants to see more pages of Doctors!

I was getting used to flat-out rejections! What the hell happens if she likes all those pages? Then what do I do?

I realize it’s a bit soon to celebrate, but hey, I at least made it to Level Two with somebody! This is a first!

Comments

[van.livejournal.com]

Awww, how exciting! I say just take it one step at a time. They'll tell you what to do next and then you'll do it. Easy!

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

WELL THEN. :D

[beccastareyes]

Congrats!

[cougarfang.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on second base! XD

[cjtremlett.livejournal.com]

Eee, congrats! Just making it to the next step is worth celebrating!

When you sell a book, it's worth raising the roof celebrating, but this is worth at least a yay!

[childthursday.livejournal.com]

Yay! That's so awesome.

*fingers, toes, legs, arms, and eyes crossed on your behalf*

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

Oh hells yeah!

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

Yaaaaay!

[michellerz.livejournal.com]

YAYYY!! *squee and applause*

[black-rider.livejournal.com]

Woot! Hooray!

[stormteller.livejournal.com]

Neat.

[evilcresyluna.livejournal.com]

yaay! *robot monotone* LEVEL UP!

[kadharonon.livejournal.com]

What are you talking about, of course it's a reason to celebrate! A tiny celebration with a tiny cake. And possibly a tiny balloon and one piece of confetti. But celebrate!

(I realize the next step after this is "and then get back to work", but for now, celebration.)

[acrossthelake.livejournal.com]

I knew you'd get there, I really did. You have the heartiest congratulations of me, Chris and Pimp!Iroh over here.

[redbird57.livejournal.com]

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[(Anonymous)]

Dude! That's the coolest thing I've read in a great while, and I've been reading up on a lot of Carl Sagan. That man had a lot of neat things to say, too.

Please keep us updated! That's really cool!

-Emily

[http://users.livejournal.com/_wastrel/]

Huzzah! Props to you. :> May you someday look back on this day as "how it all started".

[shadesofmauve]

Yay! *does a little dance*

[westrider.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

Now, what are you going to spend your Level 2 Skill Points on? ;)

Because I'm Captain Downer Pants

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

Did you vet this agent through Agents Beware?

Have you finished the novel? Gone through all the drafts?

All that other writerly stuff?

*****

All that said, awesomesauce!

Even if the agent doesn't pan out, look at submitting to a slush pile. There's still houses out there taking unrequested manuscripts: Sharyn November was talking about that at Orycon this year. Find a publisher who's printing books like yours and submit it. The worst that can happen is they say no, and you move on to the next house.

Good luck!

Re: Because I'm Captain Downer Pants

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, and yes! I am new at this, but I am a homework-doer if ever there was one.

I am hoping to find an agent because I may be somewhat helpless without one--I am sure I could figure it out, but I'd rather have someone to help me there. Wish me luck!

Re: Because I'm Captain Downer Pants

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

Break a leg :)

Did you stay on the Wordos mailing list?

I'm sure people there would be happy to offer advice.