Thursday, January 24, 2013

NEWS!

If you happen to subscribe to the Publisher's Weekly Children's Bookshelf newsletter, you might have seen this little tidbit earlier today:


AHHHHHHHHHH I AM SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS!!!!! My book is going to be published by Macmillan!!!!!

We got our first offer about two weeks after we went on sub, so I've been sitting on this news for a few months. Remember my post about flying to Turkey for a family emergency? Yeah, that's when the auction was going down, a testament to Why You Want To Have An Agent, because while I was a jetlagged, dazed, rambling mess, my fabulous agent was handling everything like the amazing pro she is. I am SO grateful to her and the awesome New Leaf team for giving me great support and advice on a really big decision. Since then everything has been going really fast--like, greased lightning fast--and I've been having a great ride with the excellent people at Feiwel & Friends. I'm SO happy to be there!

My friend Jack is going to help me sum up my feelings on everything:


27 comments:

  1. WAHooooooooooo!!!! You go girl!!!!

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  2. Whoooooo hoooooo!! Congratulations. :)

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  3. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! *DANCE PARTY*

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  4. Rachel!!! This is amazing news and I could not be happier for you. Congratulations!!!!

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  5. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!! Jack is HILARIOUS! :D Congrats!!!

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  6. Congrats!! Holy cow this is such amazing news!! You go girl!

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  7. YAY!!!! I've been waiting for this news!! Congrats Rachel!!! Can't wait to see The Lost Planet in print!

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  8. Congratulations! Way to go! and what a cutie @ Jack

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  9. Awesome, lady!!!!!! So happy for you!

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  10. I cannot say this loud enough, big enough, often enough: WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

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  11. YIPPEE!!! Congratulations! That is sooooo wonderful :)

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  12. So happy for you, Rachel!!! Exciting to hear the official announcement!!! : )

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  13. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Super news. Hugs and congrats.

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  14. Just logged on for the first time in months and saw this great news- congrats! I can't wait to read it.

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  15. Yay! Congratulations to you and The Lost Planet!

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  16. Woooot wooot!!!!!!! :D You SO deserve it!!!

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  17. Wow Rachel you must be on top of the world!! *confetti toss* *champagne toast* We're talking epic celebrations here!! :D

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  18. OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH YAY! So excited for you!

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  19. Late to the game, Rachel... but CONGRATULATIONS! Your book sounds awesome and I can't wait to read it!

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  20. Late to the game, Rachel... but CONGRATULATIONS! Your book sounds awesome and I can't wait to read it!

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