More on the squeeage

[monkeybard]

Okay.  Having been roundly chastised by vflick ( ::waves at vflick:: ), I'll expand on my previous post. ;)

I heard back from Samhain--you know, the publisher that hosted that contest of which I was one of the winners?  Right.  Them.-- and the editor requested the rest of my novel.  Of course that's no guarantee of a contract, but it's still most exciting!  And it's at least a month earlier than I exepected to hear anything at all.  Whee!  The only downside at the moment is that I now cannot even remotely focus on the story I'm currently writing.  D'oh!  Ah well.  It'll keep for the time being.  If I had more energy I'd be bouncing off the walls.  As it is, it's better this way.  If I was bouncing off the walls I think the cat would have much fear.  And who could blame her?  Certainly not I.

I'm still a bit gobsmacked, but my brain is at least functioning at mostly coherent levels again now.

Comments

[vflick.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOURRAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's not everything but it's a start! GOOD FOR YOU! You bounce girl! *waves madly*

[monkeybard]

::waves back wildly:: I just got off the phone with K-Bob so I got to squee with her for a good long while. (She's published and my total go-to guru for this stuff.) Right now I'm trying to chill so I'll be intelligent enough to respond to the editor's email tomorrow. I'm also celebrating with wee dram of Glen Moray 12-year cask strength. It's good to be Scottish. ;D

K-bob's still squeeeeeing...

[(Anonymous)]

Hope you're feeling better soon so you can bounce off the walls appropriately.

Oh, and then get to work. ** wink **

Re: K-bob's still squeeeeeing...

[monkeybard]

I felt bouncy this a.m. but that passed abruptly. Still, the caffeine will help as will the cold meds I took with the caffeine. Drafting my reply email right now. Then I'll be delving into the text.

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

Yay you! :) Can't wait to hear what they say.

[monkeybard]

Thanks! Me, too! I'm way kerflummoxed and uber thrilled. ::goofy grin::

[tsarlighet.livejournal.com]

Wowie! Somehow I had missed that awesomeness - congratulations!!

[monkeybard]

Thanks! I think of this stage as the "callback". I'll be sure to let everyone know if I'm "cast". :D

Re: YAY YOU!

[monkeybard]

Thanks! I certainly hope so!