Monday, 26 April 2010

How long can you actually hold your breath? NEAR EDGWARE

I'm a little over-excited. This is not good. I'm sitting here doing the Mutley  (how I love that dog - if real dogs were more like Mutley I'd own a kennel full). I want to project talented author-in-waiting, but chortling may not be the way to go. Opinion?

NEAR EDGWARE

I got a second e-mail today. When I saw who it was from, I screwed up my eyes so tight I almost missed reading the key words (short e-mails and light envelopes do not normally contain good news) but this was good news. Sally says:  Thank you so much for sending us your full manuscript. I would just like to let you know that I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and have recommended it to Eve White. Having passed it on to her, Eve will be in touch with you within a couple of weeks.   

: D  : D  : D
Have I mentioned how incredibly talented everyone at Eve White Literary Agent are? Definitely worth mentioning again. 

Minnow: Beta Reader, daughter, huge influence (big head, messy room - don't often get the opportunity to list her qualities) says the first part of her fees are coming due - the Starbuck's tariff - who'd have thought her memory could be so good?!

Good news!

What has made you smile, or chuckle, lately? 
Posted by Unknown at Monday, April 26, 2010
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18 comments:

  1. Unknown26 April 2010 at 18:10

    Congratulations! It's a wonderful feeling to get kind and encouraging words from an agent like that. Enjoy!

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  2. Anne Gallagher26 April 2010 at 18:12

    Elaine that's fantastic! I'm so happy for you! I KNEW Near Edgware was a great book! Good for you.

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  3. DL Hammons26 April 2010 at 19:05

    That is great news!

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  4. Shannon O'Donnell26 April 2010 at 19:50

    Yesterday, after a full year on the market, we got an offer on our house! :-)

    Congrats on the agent news - so encouraging!

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  5. Unknown26 April 2010 at 20:22

    Hi Elle thanks for your kind words. :)

    Anne - hope the dog reference didn't cause you pain, bad times for the joke for you. Real-dog-people are hard to lose from the family. Thank you, my fingers are so crossed they're in danger of blood loss.

    DL - :) Many thanks.

    Shannon I am so glad to hear that the next phase of your life is that little bit closer. The sigh of moving into a new house is such a relief. Good Luck and Thank You too. :)

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  6. Lydia Kang26 April 2010 at 23:26

    Great news! That is super awesome!
    good news for me? I have a car with new tires that won't blow out on the way to work. It's the small things, right?

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  7. Unknown26 April 2010 at 23:37

    Hi Lydia, I think happiness is in the details and safety details win over just about everything else.

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  8. Laura Canon27 April 2010 at 00:10

    Congratulations! How loud did you scream?
    Funny you should put up Muttley because I've always accused my husband of identifying with Muttley a little too much. (Sassafrass!)
    So happiness is watching old DVDs late at night with your husband.

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  9. Jemi Fraser27 April 2010 at 02:41

    Wow! Congrats! Such exciting news :)

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  10. kah27 April 2010 at 13:39

    Very exciting! Congrats. :)

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  11. dolorah28 April 2010 at 04:18

    Awesome. Not long now, and we'll say "I Elaine when . ."

    Unless you change your name.

    .......dhole

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  12. Jayne28 April 2010 at 15:51

    Oh this is super news! How exciting, am keeping my fingers crossed for you. :)

    And love the pic of Mutley!

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  13. Unknown29 April 2010 at 21:31

    Laura - I think my eyes widened so far the corners met and could have been bowed somewhere at the back of my head!
    Jemi and Amanda :) It is the most exciting thing. I'm blue sky thinking, it's where my head resides these days.
    Donna *:D Yeah right! But I love the fact that someone, somewhere, (beyond the people I roped into reading) loved Jess and Caleb the way I do.
    Jayne - Thank you for joining me in my Finger Crossing Marathon; do you think two weeks is too long to keep my fingers crossed for?

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  14. Wendy Sparrow30 April 2010 at 03:04

    Yay!!!! That is wonderful. Everything crossed in anticipation for you.

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  15. Unknown30 April 2010 at 22:18

    Hi Wendy - I second that yay!
    This week has been a decade so at the current rate I'll be celebrating a new millennium by the end of a fortnight ;)

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  16. Tahereh1 May 2010 at 00:09

    SHADDUP SHADDUP SHADDUPPPPPPPPPPPP

    omg omg omg omg omgggg

    THIS IS HUGE, ELAINE!!
    big, big BIG BIG news!!! SQUEEEEEEEEE

    *super huge hugs!!!*
    *bigger, better superer super huge hugs!!!!*

    please please please keep us posted!!!

    i feel like dancing im so excited!!

    <333333333

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  17. Roland D. Yeomans1 May 2010 at 00:52

    I am so very happy for you. May your book be on the bestseller list for months! I'm looking forward to reading your LAST LINES entry. Come read mine, why don't ya? Tell me what you think, even if you think it smells like a wet dog, Roland

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  18. Unknown1 May 2010 at 01:13

    Tahereh - my mind has been like your post all week! I'm playing at self-contained and chilled at the moment but my Zen veneer is thin!

    Roland - I'm having trouble working out which last line to go with since my favourite (which wasn't actually last) belongs to someone else:
    Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!

    As for reading, you know I'll be along. ;)

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