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!
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.