#1 01-31-2011 11:16:33
Finding Sara is getting published.
I just got off the phone with the publisher - preliminary contracts are in the mail.
The rep who called me says it's an editing nightmare because the editors are too caught up in the story to nitpick. They want to meet, take photos (that's the only scary part), discuss cover art and a marketing strategy - gotta admit I'm over the moon. 
A thousand thank yous to everyone who's helped me so far. And thank you to Sol for this site. This absolutely would not have happened without TNBW, at least not this soon.
My First Book: http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Sara-Nanc … ap_title_0
WIP: Saving Gracie: http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/library … read/57936
WIP: The Girl with Green Hair: http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/library … /toc/59881
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#2 01-31-2011 11:18:16
- corra
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Big congrats, Lucy!!
I've only read one work by you (a short piece.) I like your writing style very much.
Well-deserved, I'm sure.
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#3 01-31-2011 11:23:39
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Good for you.
I do urge other authors to resist encroachments on their brain-children and trust their own judgment rather than that of some zealous meddler with a diploma in creative punctuation who is just dying to get into the act - George MacDonald Fraser (author of 24 international bestsellers)
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#4 01-31-2011 11:26:19
- casper pearl
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Re: Finding Sara is getting published.
Lucy Rice wrote:
I just got off the phone with the publisher - preliminary contracts are in the mail.
The rep who called me says it's an editing nightmare because the editors are too caught up in the story to nitpick. They want to meet, take photos (that's the only scary part), discuss cover art and a marketing strategy - gotta admit I'm over the moon.
A thousand thank yous to everyone who's helped me so far. And thank you to Sol for this site. This absolutely would not have happened without TNBW, at least not this soon.
But you cheated! Did you tell your publisher about that? Did you tell them how like three people on this site hate your guts? Maybe two. But definitely one.
j/k
Grats!
Get a raincoat, cause the monies gonna be rainin' down on ya!
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#5 01-31-2011 11:27:53
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I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!
Here is a small gift or your website. A mock-cover for your book.
http://acleverwhatever.blogspot.com/201 … -lucy.html
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#6 01-31-2011 12:28:30
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Thank you, everyone!! I'm serious when I say it wouldn't have happened without this site.
Tirzah, I'm stunned. You brought tears to my eyes. I'd better hurry up and design a website.
My First Book: http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Sara-Nanc … ap_title_0
WIP: Saving Gracie: http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/library … read/57936
WIP: The Girl with Green Hair: http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/library … /toc/59881
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#7 01-31-2011 13:52:34
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Oh Lucy, I am so happy for you. A great story - one that should be told! Congratulations, girl! I'm doing the happy dance here! Yessssssssssssssssssss!
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#8 01-31-2011 13:53:59
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TirzahLaughs wrote:
I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!
Here is a small gift or your website. A mock-cover for your book.
http://acleverwhatever.blogspot.com/201 … -lucy.html
Love the cover Tirz!
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation ~~ Oscar Wilde
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#9 01-31-2011 14:13:47
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Congratulations, Lucy! Yes!
"Writing is an act of ego, and you might as well admit it. Use its energy to keep yourself going" William Zinsser, "On Writing Well"
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#10 01-31-2011 14:25:00
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Yaaaaaaaaay!!!!! Fantastic news, Lucy! I'm very excited for you. 
"She can be a whirlwind of tits and terror when she puts her mind to a purpose, can't she, sir?" ~Christopher Moore, Fool
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#11 01-31-2011 18:32:38
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
I felt like Ted in There's Something About Mary. You're fuckin' with me, right?
My First Book: http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Sara-Nanc … ap_title_0
WIP: Saving Gracie: http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/library … read/57936
WIP: The Girl with Green Hair: http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/library … /toc/59881
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#12 01-31-2011 18:47:48
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Congratulations, Lucy
You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you. And we edit to let the fire show through the smoke. ~Arthur Polotnik
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#13 02-01-2011 05:59:02
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Lucy Rice wrote:
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
I felt like Ted in There's Something About Mary. You're fuckin' with me, right?
HAHAHA That was a great movie.
But it's a good place to be, isn't it - knowing someone believes in your work enough to publish it. Nervous-making, unbelievable, but very, very exciting.
I'm just so happy for you.
"She can be a whirlwind of tits and terror when she puts her mind to a purpose, can't she, sir?" ~Christopher Moore, Fool
"There is only one unpardonable sin - deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven. That, never.” ― Truman Capote
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#14 02-01-2011 06:20:03
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Congratulations, LUCY! I guess I can finish off the last chapters reading from your real book. You're one of the really quick sucess stories. Sell a million copies and start writing the next story now. All the best, wz
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#15 02-01-2011 06:39:45
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So excited for you Lucy! Also very jealous . Let us know how you enjoy/ negotiate the path from contract to book on shelf. Nice work. Tess
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#16 02-01-2011 07:06:27
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Thank you, everyone!!
Wayne! I gotta be quick - I'm too old to be slow. Jeni, I saw that movie 8 times in the theater - it came out the year my mom died, and damn it, it made me laugh. It still makes me laugh.
I might just go watch it today. On the treadmill, of course.
Now where can I get me a quick face lift before those photos? Or a stand-in? And how long before this snow storm knocks out my Internet?
My First Book: http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Sara-Nanc … ap_title_0
WIP: Saving Gracie: http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/library … read/57936
WIP: The Girl with Green Hair: http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/library … /toc/59881
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#17 02-01-2011 08:04:37
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Hi Lucy - a big congratulations to you!!! 
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
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#18 02-02-2011 03:53:12
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Terrific! And Congratulations
I hope to fully list your kudo in the Hall of Writing Rhinos. When you feel assured the timing is right, please post the name of your publisher here in the Success Stories thread, okay? Do you have a nom de plume?
Write well and prosper,
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#19 02-02-2011 11:33:22
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WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO~ I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT! Yahhhhhhhhh
So proud of you hunny bunny!
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#21 02-25-2011 08:43:15
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I can't believe I just found this! How terribly exciting! I am sooooo happy for you, girl!
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#22 02-25-2011 13:25:17
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Hey Lucy,
Congrats. That's great news!!
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. - Beverly Sills
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#23 02-25-2011 14:36:47
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Congratulations, Lucy. Every success here bolsters the hopes for the rest of us. Enjoy the euphoria before the hard work begins. Sharon
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