Where Ladybugs Roar

Confessions and Passions of a Compulsive Writer

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Thus insuring that nothing will ever be accomplished today (Agent News)

I just saw my contract and it says on it... that I am indeed REPRESENTED!!!!!!!!

My agent is Sarah Yake of Frances Collin Literary Agency.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

*cue crying*

For those that don't know, this has been a long two and a half years for me, and I just wanted to give up on traditional publishing just a month ago. I should know by now how important the journey is, though....

Okay, I'll post the actual story in another post when I can gather up the scattered pieces of my brain.

I'm so completely excited. It's been a week and a day since I sent her Secrets of Skin and Stone. It's been a week since she emailed me saying she couldn't put it down. It's been a long five days since she offered representation... but I've had to hold off announcing. (I know... most of you guys had guessed or harassed information out of me. LOL. Still, pretend to be surprised... use your wide, shocked eyes.)

I AM REPRESENTED!!!!!!! *dances in circles while screaming and crying*
Posted by at
Labels: ,

67 comments:

  1. Diana PazFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    CONGRATULATIONS WENDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    No more queries!!!!!!

    *cues big Broadway dance number!*

    HUGS AND HUGS AND ENORMOUS HUGGGGSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Roni LorenFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    So happy for you! Amazing news. :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. KT SimpsonFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU AHHHH!!!!!! :D :D :D
    *HUGS AND DANCES AND HUGS*

    This is so fantastically awesome :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Janelle AlexanderFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    *wide, surprised eyes*

    Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *grabs Wendy's hand and spins her around*

    CONGRATS!!!!! :oD

    ReplyDelete
  5. SuzanneFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    I know this feeling! This is a good feeling!

    ReplyDelete
  6. lisa and lauraFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Dianne K. SalerniFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Congratulations! It's exhilerating, isn't it? It happened for me not that long ago, and I can still hardly believe it some days! Hurray!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Livia BlackburneFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Congratulations!!!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Renee CollinsFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Congrats!!! Such exciting news. :)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Tere KirklandFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    HOLY COW! That's so cool!

    Congratulations, Wendy!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Wendy SparrowFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Thank you so much, everyone!!!!! I swear I haven't taken a breath for like an hour now. LOL. *passes out*

    ReplyDelete
  12. Laura BestFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    Congratulations! What terrific news!!!

    Eventually you will come back down to earth, but for now enjoy every moment...

    ReplyDelete
  13. Natalie MurphyFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    So happy for you love!!! xoxo

    ReplyDelete
  14. Jami GoldFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    *faking wide and surprised eyes* :)

    Congratulations!!! Ever since I saw your post a couple of weeks back about voice, I *knew* you had it in you to do this. Your voice is that fan-freaking-tastic. :)

    Hugs and Happy Dance!!!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Wendy SparrowFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Aww... thanks, Jami! That's so sweet.

    Thanks, Natalie and Laura. *hugs*

    You guys are so awesome... I'm about to start bawling again.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Wendy SparrowFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    *gasps* Points to sidebar at Tina's blog. Tina, you rock sooooooo much. *hugs*

    ReplyDelete
  17. Shelley WattersFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Yay yay yay! Congrats Congrats Congrats! OMG OMG OMG! I'm So incredibly excited for you. You TOTALLY deserve this!

    AND I LOVE THE TITLE! OMG!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Leigh Hutchens BurchFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    I knew this day would come! I am SO incredibly happy for you. You deserve this. You are an amazing writer and a fantastic person, and I just all-around adore you.

    SQUEEspice!! Congrats.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Anne R. AllenFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    This is so wonderful! I just congratulated you on Diana's blog, but I didn't realize she was talking about were THIS Wendy. Ladybugs Wendy! I've been following you forever. This is just fantastic news! You've made it to the agented rung of the ladder--not many of us do!

    ReplyDelete
  20. JadeFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Congrats again!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Kelly LymanFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Awesome!! Congrats!!

    ReplyDelete
  22. UnknownFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    ROAR!!!!
    Congratulations to you. I am sooooooo delighted.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Miriam ForsterFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    *stares at Wendy with wide shocked eyes*

    *gasps* HOLY CRAP!!! *faints*

    Seriously though, I'm very happy for you. Can't wait to see what happens next!

    ReplyDelete
  24. VR BarkowskiFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Congratulations, Wendy!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Michelle D. ArgyleFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Whee! Congrats!

    ReplyDelete
  26. Melissa HurstFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    Congratulations Wendy!

    ReplyDelete
  27. J E FritzFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Yes! This is the best! I'm glad I didn't jinx you last week! Now I can really say congratulations!

    ReplyDelete
  28. StinaFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Wow, and I just came to check out your blogfest entry. Congrats, Wendy!!! :D

    ReplyDelete
  29. CandiceFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    Just in case you didn't get the tweet I just sent you, I'm using every form of social networking to say, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  30. Julie DaoFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You so deserve this! I hope you're eating all of the candy in your house and throwing a solo dance party in celebration :D :D

    ReplyDelete
  31. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Yay yay yay!! Congrats, Wendy!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  32. Lisa Gail GreenFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Congrats!!! That's awesome!!

    ReplyDelete
  33. Elana JohnsonFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    This is the best news ever! Congrats!

    ReplyDelete
  34. Jill KemererFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Wow!!! So happy for you!! Congratulations!!

    ReplyDelete
  35. Catherine DentonFebruary 15, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    WHAT??!!! *eyes wide open with huge cheesy grin** 8D How wonderfully awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She has found a tremendous writer in you!!!! Lucky agent.

    ReplyDelete
  36. CatherineFebruary 15, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Beautifulness! Big fat hugs and double-wide slice of triple chocolate mint cheesecake for you, lady!

    ReplyDelete
  37. Wendy SparrowFebruary 15, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    HOLY WOW!!! Look at all of you!!! *sniffs* Oh my heck, guys... I'm going to start crying... again... I can't believe how many people have come here to congratulate me.

    I feel so profoundly lucky to have met so many of you guys. This is... awesome. I just can't believe how many of you have congratulated me here and on Twitter. Seriously, you guys just blow my mind.

    Tomorrow, I'm hoping to have a bit of time to tell you guys more about how this happened. Tonight, my brain is barely stringing sentences together. (Hopefully... Sarah doesn't see that. LOL.) Plus, my son is really... coping poorly with how crazy this last weekend was. (His birthday and his cousin's and then Valentine's stuff.) Plus... our power was out for around eight hours last night. So, tomorrow, my posts won't be *gestures at posts* like that. LOL.

    Thanks, everyone.

    ReplyDelete
  38. Wendy SparrowFebruary 15, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Catherine, tell me where I can get this triple chocolate mint cheesecake... that sounds like just what I "need." (I can't imagine how many miles it'll take to run that bad boy off, though.) LOL.

    ReplyDelete
  39. Amalia TFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    Congratulations Wendy!!! You have earned it! And here's hoping that your books sell like hotcakes to publishers and readers alike!!

    ReplyDelete
  40. EJ FechendaFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Awesome, awesome, awesome and well deserved!!

    ReplyDelete
  41. Kristie CookFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Woohoo!!!!! (It deserves a lot more exclamation points than that but I'll keep it under control.) I'm so happy for you. Best wishes on your road to publication. Can't wait to read!

    ReplyDelete
  42. Carolina M. Valdez SchneiderFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Congratulations!!! Exciting news. May this be the beginning of an endless stream of beautiful things for you!

    ReplyDelete
  43. HeatherFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Congratulations! *dances with you* This is awesome news and you totally deserve it!

    ReplyDelete
  44. Kate Avery EllisonFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    Yay, this is WONDERFUL news!

    ReplyDelete
  45. J.A. SoudersFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    That is so AWESOME Wendy. I'm very happy for you! :D

    ReplyDelete
  46. Frankie Diane MallisFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Congrats!!!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  47. JaimeFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Yay! Wahoo! Of course this is just what I expected of my favorite author! Not that I'm bias. But I KNEW IT! I knew that someone would recognize that you are awesome on a stick!

    "Hail the conquering Hero!"

    Love you!

    ReplyDelete
  48. Tina LynnFebruary 15, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    Okay...how am I not on here congratulating you??? I must've got so excited I rushed off and did my blog post. #lame I'm lame. Lame. Lame. Lame. But...

    WAHOOOOOOO!

    ReplyDelete
  49. UnknownFebruary 15, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    Awesomely fantastic! Congratulations!

    ReplyDelete
  50. Stephanie ThorntonFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Woohoo! This is totally awesome!

    *breaks into an Egyptian happy dance*

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    ReplyDelete
  51. Corinne OFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Congratulations!! How exciting. :) WOOT WOOT

    ReplyDelete
  52. Wendy SparrowFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Wow, Stephanie! An Egyptian happy dance??? That is awesome!

    I can believe how many comments are on this post!!! You guys are amazing.

    *jaw drops* *brain explodes*

    I'm just... the luckiest person in the whole wide world today! Thank you so much! *dabs eyes* I'm not crying... I just have something in my eye... well... eyes... and it's big... *sniffs*

    Thank you, guys! *hugs*

    ReplyDelete
  53. Lisa NowakFebruary 15, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    Congratulations!

    ReplyDelete
  54. KarenFebruary 15, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    Oh Wendy!!! I'm so excited and happy for you! :D

    ReplyDelete
  55. Samantha VérantFebruary 16, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    Whoo hoo! Does the pony dance for you.

    ReplyDelete
  56. Mary E CampbellFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:08 AM

    Yay - congratulations. I knew this would happen for you someday. What a lucky agent she is too. She has so many novels to choose from.

    ReplyDelete
  57. LainaFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    Do I get to say I told you so? Because I know I told you so :P I had a feeling! I'm so happy for you!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  58. DL HammonsFebruary 16, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    BOO-YAH!!!!! Congrats!!! :)

    ReplyDelete
  59. Cherie ReichFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    That is so awesome! Congratulations!

    By the way, I found out from Stephanie Thornton's blog.

    ReplyDelete
  60. Shannon O'DonnellFebruary 16, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    This is wonderful news, Wendy!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  61. KristenFebruary 16, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Congratulations! That's awesome!!!

    ReplyDelete
  62. Wendy SparrowFebruary 16, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Thank you so much, everyone!!! Every time I come back here there are so many more people. You guys rock! I'm so glad to have "met" so many people through this process.

    Laina, you can say I told you so. LOL. It's one of the few times I think that'll make me smile rather than roll my eyes.

    ReplyDelete
  63. MarkFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    Congrats!

    ReplyDelete
  64. Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)February 17, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Awesome news! Congrats, Wendy!

    ReplyDelete
  65. MC HoweFebruary 17, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    Congratulations Wendy!

    ReplyDelete
  66. Creepy Query GirlFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    wow congratulations! YOu must be over the moon!

    ReplyDelete
  67. Dawn SimonFebruary 26, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    I saw your news at Stephanie Thornton's. Huge congrats! :)

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)