If you have a moment, I hope you’ll stop by The Words Behind the Writer. Marlena and her blog rock hard, and I’m glad I’ll always be able to say that she was the first person to do an author interview for Gift. :)
GIFT MILESTONE
Thursday, agent Kathleen Rushall of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency asked to see the first 25 pages of The Underground Gift. This opportunity is the result of a Savvy Authors contest.
If you haven’t had an opportunity to visit this site, it’s an excellent resource for authors. They usually hold several contests a month as well.
BLOG ON FIRE AWARD
The purpose of this award is to spotlight up-and-coming bloggers who deserve acknowledgement for all the hard work and dedication they put into their craft.
I would like to pay this forward to Tirzah Laughs of A Clever Whatever. In my day job as an editor for the University of California, I’m also the department’s graphic designer. (This is one time when I loved budget cuts, because I’m just Piscean enough to enjoy wearing both hats!) Well, Tirzah is a phenomenal graphic designer whose wonderfully witty blog never fails to inspire me.
With this award, recipients can feel free to pay it forward if they’d like, or you can just enjoy the fun!
19 comments:
Congrats onyour well deserved award,
Will pop by the link blog and read what you have to say,
Yvonne.
Congratulations on the award, Michelle! And on the request! You're really coming along!
And oh dear, that's me right there on the blog.
For me the worst part about being a published author won't be the rewrites or the dreaded synopses and query letters; it will be the author photo. :)
Thanks for sharing all this good news. Congratulations! And thank you for the links.
Hi Michelle,
I just read your post at Marlena's. Thanks for sharing, my friend. It was powerful stuff. And I'm so happy for your good news.
Congratulations on the award and also the agent request. Looking forward to when this book is in print. And the interview was just fantastic! (So is Marlena's blog.)
Michelle, do you have another book cooking on the back burner for after Gift gets published?
Nice interview over at Marlena's blog. Congrats on the award!
Fantastic news on the award and the request for 25 pages.
I bet you feel so close to getting a deal you can taste it.
Hang in there!
I can't thank everyone enough for the incredible support you've shown for my first author interview; thank you! For those of you who are new to Marlena's blog, I hope you enjoyed visiting it as much as I do; her Saturday Night series is particularly outstanding.
@Elizabeth, I've been heavy in research mode for my second book about two teenagers who fear for their lives when their Bible-thumping accuser—a member of the newly formed Ku Klux Klan and one of the girls' father—dispenses punishment when he discovers the nature of their relationship.
If I thought it would be OK to switch from a historical YA to one in a modern-day setting, I'd love to work on the storyline I have about a teen who witnesses a crime but is unable to recall the details. When a member of the police force gives her a drug that supposedly will help her remember, it starts altering all of her other memories as well.
Congrats on your award!!!!
As for me, that is so nice of you Michelle!!! I'm always afraid to call myself a graphic designer because techncially I don't have the degree but I do enjoy it.
:) Now I have to remember how to add it to my blog.
:))))
Tirzahlaughs
http://acleverwhatever.blogspot.com
Tirza
I'm not surprised to hear about the serendipitous process! I'm heading over to Marlena's now...
Just read the wonderful interview and left a comment there. I've returned because, in my previous comment, I neglected to say CONGRATS on the partial request!!! And the blog award!
Wow, Michelle, your new book on the back burner sounds terrific!
Heading over there now. Congrats on the award.
Good luck with Gift! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that the agent loves it!
Congratulations on the reward! :)
I did a shout out on my blog for you. THANK YOU for the AWARD. I passed it on to a deserving website.
:)
@Katie, having just read and enjoyed your book The Somebody Who I can tell you are someone who is wise about the serendipitous events that have filled your life in a beautiful way.
@Joy, Susanna and Kelley, I've left responses to your comments on Marlena's blog; thank you!
@Tirzah, your shout out about Bird's-eye View is one of the nicest things anyone has ever said; thank you! I've saved it to read the next time I get a rejection letter. :) I'm hopping over now to the blogs you recommended. Have a great weekend!
Congrats for your all efforts result.
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