BIG NewsAugust 4, 2008
You remember when you were in school and you liked someone and you tried to play it cool and then s/he asked you out (or you did the asking) and that person said yes? And you were all, "Cool. That's cool. See you Saturday. Yeah," while you scuffed the sidewalk with your generic Ked? But really you were cartwheeling inside?
Cartwheel:
I HAVE AN AGENT!
I do. I have an agent. I have literary representation.
She knows about the blog, so I should roll easy. I should write, "I have an agent. Isn't that nice?" But hi. You know me. I'm so excited. My agent is Susanna Einstein, with LJK Literary Management. I couldn't be happier. Strangely, being represented by her has NOTHING to do with RWA or the conference I attended this week, but it just feels right. My god, I vow my allegiance to Romance and to the Republic for which it stands, and the next day I get a call from her! Certainly auspicious.
I will now be cool. I will now be collected.
(I think it might be a little late for that.)
Rachel, that's great news! Congratulations! Geeze maybe you'll end up making a living as a writer...
Posted by: Nj Cullen | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 21:17
That is incredibly awesome! Congrats!!!!!!
Posted by: Cindy/Snid | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 21:32
CONGRATS!!! That's awesome! *beams* You go girl!
Posted by: moiraeknittoo | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 21:34
CONGRATS!!! That's awesome! *beams* You go girl!
Posted by: moiraeknittoo | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 21:34
Huzzah! Great news!!!
Posted by: TheBon | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 21:52
That is GREAT news! No one can blame you for jumping up on the coffee table and doing a happy dance :-).
Posted by: Dani in NC | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 21:52
Congratulations, Rachel! You just keep doing those cartwheels.
Posted by: Tasha | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 21:53
If you are going to be all calm cool and collected about this then we'd better all be doing cartwheels for you. Congrats!!! Hooray!!!! Yee Haw!!!! WOOT!!!
Posted by: kitkatknit | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 22:32
Don't you think it would have been more awesome to say -
I HAS A AGENT!!! LULZ!!1!
I mean, you have to think about recent trends in literature...
What do you mean lolcats aren't literature?!??
Posted by: lala | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 22:53
Congratulations - that's brilliant news, and don't bother with the cool calm and collected, there will be time for that later and you don't want to miss out on the cartwheels and needing to be scraped off the ceiling!
Posted by: Carie | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 23:44
CONGRATULATIONS! That's fantastic news, and I'm jumping up and down here in excitement for you.
Posted by: Bron | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 23:56
CONGRATULATIONS! I am so happy for you.
Posted by: PICAdrienne | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 00:40
That's terrific, sweetie!
Posted by: Carole | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 04:33
Fantastic news!!! I'm so, so happy for you!!
Posted by: beverly | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 04:42
Cool and collected: meh. Giddy is good. I'm so happy for you!
Posted by: grace | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 05:53
Congratulations--that is fantastic news. (And, I'm jealous. I want one!) Good luck, Rachel!
Posted by: --Deb | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 06:32
Go ahead and be giddy, you've earned it! Congratulations.
Posted by: Marie Richardson | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 06:41
I'm lurking writer/knitter, so I love living vicariously through your posts. ;) This is such awesome news!! Congrats!!
Posted by: Anna | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 06:42
Great, amazing news. Congratulations!!
Posted by: maya | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 06:55
woohooo Rachael!! Congrats!!! That's fantastic news :)
Posted by: Inky | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 07:00
It may be a bit late for cool and collected, but you've got adorably excited all wrapped up. Congratulations!
Posted by: Rachel H | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 07:23
woo hoo!! congratulations!!!!!
=)
Posted by: pam | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 07:24
fantastic! good for you, sounds like a relationship that will work well.
Posted by: Emily | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 08:17
Woohoo!! That is awesome!
Posted by: Phae | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 08:17
congratulations girlie! fan-freakin'-tastic!
Posted by: maryse | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 08:57
W00T! Congrats!
Now pat yourself on the back a few times, have a beer, bask in the glow .... and get back to writing. :)
Posted by: Adrienne | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 08:59
Yay! Don't calm down, whatever you do. Your enthusiasm is part of what makes the world go 'round, makes your blog sing, and I can only imagine what it does for your Romance writing! You go, girl!
Posted by: Laura Sue | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 09:16
Awesome! So awesome! Oh Rachael I am so happy for you! (Can you tell with all the !!!?)
Posted by: susan | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 09:18
Awesome!!!
Posted by: Urban Fantasy Sara | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 09:28
Sweet Zombie Jesus! Congrats! I'm terribly excited for you and vow to buy AND read any/all romance novels (even though I've never read one since Francine Pascal, heh!) that you ever publish!!!
Posted by: Jeni | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 09:28
w00t! You go, girl!
Posted by: Janice in GA | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 09:53
Awesome news, Rachael! I'm so glad to hear it!
I enjoyed reading your post about the Romance Novelists' convention. I loved the way you described your experiences there, the attitude you had when you went in--and the transformation when you left. I'm so happy for you!
I think we'd all be disappointed if you were collected when you had news like this...I know I like to see the excitement in your posts, and others do, too, from the looks of it!
Congrats!
Posted by: Holly | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 10:36
YAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Judy H. | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 10:47
Super awesome! Congratulations!
Posted by: Clare | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 11:47
Congratulations Rachael! I love it when you get good news.
Posted by: zoom! | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 13:41
That is fabulous, Rachael! You have worked long and hard for this and you deserve it. You are a talented writer and I am thrilled for you!
Posted by: Evie | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 13:52
Congratulations! That is such fabulous news!
Posted by: Anne | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 14:31
I've been lurking here for a few weeks, reading your archives and loving getting to "know" you. The reason it's such fun is that you are an awesome writer--you make the story flow, and I want to see what happens next. I will be first in line to buy your first book. I have no shame about reading romance novels. I eat 'em like candy.
Posted by: Pam | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 15:58
Yowza! Yeehaw! Yahoo! Yippee!
Oh yeah, you're excited. Don't disappoint us with the cool!
Posted by: Gwen | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 15:58
How exciting! Congratulations!
Posted by: lizriz | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 17:05
OMG OMG OMG! Rach! Congratulations, girlie, that is such wonderful news. I'm gonna do a a cartwheel over here for you as well.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! YAY!
Posted by: Carrie | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 17:22
CCR - Cool, Collected & Represented.
Posted by: Linda in Waterloo | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 17:42
Congratulations!!! I am very happy for you!
Posted by: Suzanne | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 18:14
Wonderful news! Congratulations, I'm so happy and excited for you!!! Auspicious, absolutely!
Posted by: Faith | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 18:14
OMG, that is the best. The best.
Posted by: em | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 18:18
WOO HOO!!!! Congratulations!
Posted by: janna | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 18:41
whoo hoo!!! congrats!
I love saying "my editor" :)
Posted by: scoutj | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 19:03
oh Rachel, I'm SO HAPPY and excited for you! that is wonderful!!! congrats! see - it was meant to be - you willed this to happen :)
Posted by: Karen | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 19:17
Bouncing off the walls over here. Woo hoo!
Posted by: Celia | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 20:02
Yay! That is awesome, only a little while now until I see you on a poster in the BART stations like James Lee BURKE. I have to say I'd like to see a larger-than-life you over JLB anyday.
Posted by: Rachel D | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 20:56
congrats rachel!! that's supa dupa fly!! Hope you and Lala (and the four legged family members) found a special way to celebrate.
Posted by: cyn | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 22:25
Yea!!! I'm so happy for you, Rach! You deserve it and I can't wait to buy your first book!
Posted by: toni in florida | Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 00:21
Freaking awesome!
Posted by: sil | Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 08:57
YAY! You rock!
Posted by: indigirl | Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 09:05
That is just so flipping awesome :)
Congrats girlie!
Posted by: Amber | Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 09:05
Way to go and congratulations! I need new books to read so keep on writing knitting romance, I'll be buying it.
Posted by: Kirsten | Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 09:53
whooohooo!
congrats!
Posted by: kate r | Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 10:36
Woot! When you're a famous Romance author we all get to say we knew you when. So happy for you, congratulations.
Posted by: Diane T | Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 08:10
See? Take an editor yarn shopping, earn karmic rewards. :)
Congrats on the agent!
Posted by: Theresa S. | Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 09:18
Wahooooo! Yipeee!!! And all that other hooraying what's been said already!!!
Great news indeed!
Posted by: Kathleen C | Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 09:45
That's wonderful news!!!
Posted by: Nell | Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 12:07
Very Cool.
:-)
Congratulations!
Posted by: KnittingInMind | Saturday, August 09, 2008 at 14:07
Oh frabjous day!!
Posted by: Jeanne | Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 13:39
Wow, that's awesome. Congratulations!!
Posted by: Janice | Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 16:26