Today We Have Good New...and Then We Have GREAT News!

[queenoftheskies]

The good news was that I actually got out of work with only 15 minutes of overtime today. Is that not extraordinary??? Woot!

I still didn't get home until after 6:30 because I had to take oldest to college night class and wait for youngest to finish play practice, but...

That's beside the point.

The point is that I got out of work almost ON TIME!!!

Okay...okay...now...for the...

GREAT news!!!

And, I'm sure this is old hat for most of you writerly folks, but I have to admit to emitting a squee or two over this.

Over the weekend, I sent out my first two really, honest-to-god, completely, totally serious e-mail novel query letters to agents.

(Let me add that once upon a time, about 15 years ago, when I knew NOTHING, I sent out a query about a picture book I'd written and about a year ago, I sent out a half-hearted, I don't really want to do this e-query, but I don't really count those cause they weren't really thought out beforehand.)

I'm not sure I even posted about the queries here because, well, gosh darn it, I was in the middle of overtime hell on Saturday and Sunday.

But, to cut to the chase (cause I have to go pick up oldest from his class)...

I JUST GOT A REQUEST FOR A PARTIAL ON ONE OF THE QUERY LETTERS!!!

Woo-hoo!

::doing the happy dance::

I'm excited. Can you tell?

I'm sure this kind of thing becomes old hat, but I'm thrilled that my very first query sent yielded interest.

I'm going to give myself two days to rest from exhaustion and overtime from hell and then polish up the pages requested and send them out.

So...that was it. My GREAT news!

I'M EXCITED!!!

Comments

[lupagreenwolf.livejournal.com]

Congrats!!!! *much applause*

[mimerki.livejournal.com]

*joins the happy dance*
Yay!! Go you!

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

I JUST GOT A REQUEST FOR A PARTIAL ON ONE OF THE QUERY LETTERS!!!

Woohoo! Awesome!!! Good luck!!!!

[dragonmyst.livejournal.com]

**squees and dances uncontrolably**

way to go!!!

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! Good-luck with that agent!

[everyonesakitty.livejournal.com]

Awesome!! That's exciting news! Good luck!!

[mmarques.livejournal.com]

That is SO AWESOME about the request for a partial! Good luck!

I haven't queried agents yet. My experiences are limited to sending out a short story.... again and again.

[annathepiper]

Congratulations! Here's hoping the partial request gets you a request for a full!

And another player's shot hits the fairway

[nightwolfwriter.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the request for partial.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, if you'll keep yours crossed for me.

Deal? ;)

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[nycshelly.livejournal.com]

Ooooo.... Good luck!

[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

Yay for the partial request! *holds thumbs for you*

[ryan-howse.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[kuroshii.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I even posted about the queries here because, well, gosh darn it, I was in the middle of overtime hell on Saturday and Sunday.

to be honest, i'm not sure you've posted about querying/submitting at all since i started reading your LJ. or if you do, it's in a filter i can't see (we are "strangers," after all). all i see are your posts about writing and editing. which i greatly enjoy!

excellent news! i need to get off my butt and submit more stuff. one of these days...

[navicat.livejournal.com]

OMG YAY!

*happy dances*

I know that partial will just knock-em dead (in a good way!)

[gillpolack.livejournal.com]

Yay!!! May the inevitable next step happen *soon*.

[cynthialord.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!!!!!

[evilmissbecky.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!! That's awesome news!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!!

[kythiaranos.livejournal.com]

Yay, partial request! *crosses fingers*

[ultharkitty.livejournal.com]

That truly is great news, congratulations :D

[roseyniswitrin.livejournal.com]

Oh, such EXCELLENT news!!! Congrats to you, and I'm crossing my fingers!

[artistq.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!!!!!! Congratulations!! GREAT NEWS!!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

WOO HOO! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

[quiller77.livejournal.com]

Fantastic news1! I hope they love it. :-)

[aeriedraconia.livejournal.com]

Woo hooo! Congrats and good luck!!