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I'm trying to think of a clever way to say this, but I'm all giddy and jumpy and I just can't hold it in
so I'll blurt it out and hope you'll forgive the sloppy presentation.
Steven (super-duper cool agent dude) sold my novel With A Name Like Love!
It will be published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux (Macmillan) and is slated to come out in Fall 2011 (eons and eons away..but I'm not complaining)
Now, pretty pretty please put this coming Monday (Dec 7th) on your calendar to check back in because I am cooking up a rockin' blog party to celebrate. There will be prizes, treats, music, dancing (well, I'll be dancing here)
I promise a good time for all.
Now excuse me, I'm off to celebrate by stealing candy from the kids treat bucket and watching trashy TV. That will have to do until Friday night when we can get out as a family to properly celebrate.
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Wa-hoo!!!!!!!!
76 comments:
AWESOME!!!! I'm so thrilled for you!! This is a dream come true!!
That is wickedly wonderful news!!! It's such a great novel, Tess, and I'm so thrilled it's found the home it deserves. Congrats!
YEAAAAAAH! Oh that is such great news! Congrats! I will be back to celebrate with you.
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So happy for you!!
OMG That is fantastic Tess!!!! Congratulations!! Wow!!!
Yaba Daba Dooooo! Excellent news. If you think about it we are almost to 2010...so not so far. My whole head is smiling.
~ Wendy
Thanks, friends! -- it's still surreal. I'm pinching myself so much I've got a bruise :D
Woo-Hoo! I'm so happy for you!!
S
That is NOT far away, but I know it seems like it to you. CONGRATS PAL. I' am SO HAPPY for you. I can't wait to be able to say the same.
Have a WONDERFUL time out Friday, and make sure to mention to the waiter that you are a soon to be published AUTHOR. He might even want your autograph. :)
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats Tess! I've enjoyed watching your journey, from writer to agented writer, and now a contracted author :)
Can't wait for the blog party!!
Congrats! Congrats! Congrats!
Awesome news! Good work.
OMGOODNESS! I am so happy for you Tess! Can I join you in the happy dance- yipee!
Can't wait for the party...
Oh, Tess, that is so awesome!!! I'm ecstatic for you! So, so exciting! I want more details! In fact, I'd love for you to Guest Post on blog- "Concept to Contract." Let me know if you are interested!
Wahoo is right. It is so wonderful to see you have success after many years of hard work.
TESS! This is indeed terrific news. Sending you many congratulations and best wishes for the amazing journey that awaits you! :)
Tess, That's the best news ever!!! Congratulations!!!! I'm so thrilled! I don't ever read MG books, but I'm so excited to buy and read yours. I know I'll enjoy it. You have to keep us all posted, okay. When it gets close to your release, we'll do a full spread at Lit Lab!
Oh, WOW, oh WOW, oh WOW! Congratulations. This is so awesome. And sold to Farrar, Straus & Giroux (Macmillan)? That's such a big name! Yay for Steven.
I can't wait till Fall of 2011, so I can read it!
That is incredibly awesome! Congrats!
OMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!
That's awesome news, Tess!! So excited for you!! WOOHOO!!! Congratulations!
WOW! Congratulations!!!
Oh, congratulations! I am so thrilled for you.
WAHOOO!!!!
What wonderful news to start off my Wednesday morning.
Congratulations!
Who's better than you? That's amazing news.
Now you have to do a blog tour! lol
YAY!!! Wonderful, wonderful news, Tess! Congratulations. I can't wait to hear the progress as you travel down the publication road.
Tess, how wonderful! Congratulations, lady, I'm dancing here with you!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll definitely swing by on Monday to check out the party. So exciting!!!!!!!!
You can bet I'll be dancing with for the Par-tay! omg, I am so wickedly excited for you. It simply doesn't get better than this, and you SO earned it! I shall start my list of children I must buy it for. :-D
I just followed your blog link from Lit Lab blog. Congrats to you!
Oh my gosh! Yay, Tess! Congratulations. I'll definitely be celebrating for you here :D
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great News! Congratulations! I'm very happy for you and look forward to seeing your book in print!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!! I'm jumping up and down for you!!!
Tess---TESS--YOU SOLD YOUR BOOK!!!!!
Way to kick off December!! This is incredible! Awesome! Fabulous!!!
I'm so happy for you!!
Congratulations!!!! What a fabulous Christmas present :)
Of course, now you'll have to get new business cards ;) that have the title of your novel on them.
Congratulations!!! So, so exciting! Can't wait to come to your blog party. :)
Congratulations Tess! That is awesome news. Fall 2011? That is a long time away, but who cares? Have fun celebrating.
I can't begin to tell you how excited I am for you. I knew it wouldn't take long for someone to snap that book up. It's wonderful. And you are such a professional that anyone who gets the chance to work with you is lucky. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux are lucky to have you. Congratulations!
Thank goodness this is OUT!! I was dying keeping it a secret!! YAY TESS!! :) I'm so happy for you, but I knew it would happen, so I'm not surprised at all.
xo
Awesome! You so deserve this. Count me in for reading and reviewing when it's published!
Congratulations!!! Tess, I'm so happy for you! Wonderful, wonderful news.
Congratulations! FS&G is a fab publisher, even if your pub date is 2 years off. Good on you!
CONGRATULATIONS! I couldn't think of a more perfect home for With a Name Like Love. So so so excited for you Tess!
OMGoodness!! TESSSS!! WHAT AN AWESOME CHRISTMAS PRESENT!
I am SO HAPPY for you . . . WHOO-HOO! And . . . CONGRATULATIONS!!
And no, 2011 is not that far away. Can't wait to read your novel (and see it on the shelves at B & N) . . . I knew this would get published from the first time I read that excerpt in the Secret Agent's contest . . . you go, girl! You've been blessed with a great publisher . . . and I have a feeling we'll be hearing about awards in 2012 . . . :)
Can't wait for the party on the 7th! :)
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is so wonderful!!!
Congratulations!!! Enjoy the celebrations, you deserve it!
I cannot make this font big enough: CONGRATS!! That is awesome news! Way to go Tess!
I'm all veclempt with the shared joy - thanks writerly pals. Nothing is better than you guys! :D
Wooo! Congrats!!!!!
I'm crying like a baby in my office. I'm SO happy. You did it. No words, no words.
Tess, HUGE CONGRATS! We already spoke, but here's more *hugs* and squeals! I told you that book would sell. I knew it.
This is fabulous!!! What wonderful news. Big, BIG congratulations!!!!!
OH WOW! OH WOW! This is sooooooooo fantastic! Congratulations on the good news! I'll be dancing over here right along with you! And, will be excited to get progress reports and updates.
Yeaaaaaa...way to go, Tess!
YAHOO!!! I'm so excited for you. My first real blog follower has sold her book. Way to go!!!
Tess,
Congratulations! Now I just have to wait for my next prediction about Ollie...a Newberry. You have an exceptional voice and the whole world will get a chance to hear it now. Three cheers for Steven too!
Congratulations! So happy for you!
So freaking exciting, Tess! I am so happy for you!
Congratulations, Tess!! What fantastic news! I'm so excited for you!!
Congratulations! You must not be able to contain yourself! What stellar news! I'm so so happy for you!
Such good news!!! I just got here via Random Thoughts, that's so great! Looking forward to reading it.
I feel so blessed to be able to share this journey with so many amazing people.
thank you all for your kind words and support. it means the world to me.
Hi Tess, I just joined your blog. I was intrigued by your comment on Jody's blog, was drawn to the picture of someone kissing you and your happiness, and then I looked at your info and your first fav book is also one of mine! Congrats to you on your book success!!
Congratulations, that's awesome. It will be here before you know it.
That is the best. news. ever!!!! I'm super-duper happy for you! :)
you rock! SERIOUSLY, YOU ROCK!
CONGRATULATIONS, TESS!!!! I'm so happy for you! Hooray! Hooray! What a KILLER day!!
WOW!!! That was FAST!!!!!!! So, so awesome! You must be on Cloud Nine!!!! Yay, yay, yay!!!
Don't know how I missed this but YAY! What great news! Congrats, Tess!
Hope you are stealing the Reeses - don't mess with the Tootsie Rolls on this kind of day!!! Congrats friend!
Wow! Wow! Wow! Good for you.
WWWWAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Thats was my so-excited-for-you scream. :) CONGRATS. Cant wait to buy the book in 2011. Don't worry, it will be here before you know it.
Wow! I am so excited for you! I'll bet 2011 will come pretty quickly since time flies when you're having fun/having a dream realized! :)
CONGRATULATIONS!!
how very very wonderful to have such great blogging friends to share this time with. I've read every single comment here ... laughed, smiled, even got a little chill here and there from feeling the love.
thanks, guys -- you're swell :D :D :D
i know ive said this but congrads!
Congratulations, Tess!
Okay, I am obviously very late to this party, but I was so happy to read this and just wanted to add my CONGRATULATIONS!
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