Exciting News!!

I’m taking a break from my Mighty Ten series to share some news I’ve been bursting with over the past few weeks.

The story begins at the 2011 ACFW conference. While there, I had the opportunity to sit at the table of Rachel Kent from Books and Such Literary Agency, during one of the lunches.  Although I did not get the opportunity to pitch to her, she did say it was alright if I queried. So query I did, and then tried to forget about that, plus the other queries, and turn my attention to a new writing project. Notice, I said I “tried”. J I still, of course, hoped that I would check my email in the future and see something from one of the agents or editors that I had submitted to.

Then about a month ago I was checking my email and suddenly my gaze snagged on something from Rachel Kent. My heart immediately went to my throat as I opened it, expecting a form rejection. Instead she wrote that she would like to see the full manuscript. Wow, was I surprised!! I sent her the full novel and tried not to check my email a gazillion times a day.

A week or so after that, another email appeared. Again I opened it, again expecting a rejection. She couldn’t possibly like my book, I thought. I happen to be one of those writers who immediately becomes attached to a new project thinking it’s ten times better than the previous one.  

Upon opening it, the news it contained had me jumping up and down screaming. She wanted to have a phone call with me to discuss the book and representation. Needless to say, I didn’t get much sleep that night.

We had the call a week later, and she gave me the news I’d been waiting to hear for a loooong time. She liked my work and wanted to offer to represent me! She also emailed me changes to work through on the novel, as well as proposals to fill out, so I was very very busy for a while.

I signed the contract a week ago and still am floating on cloud nine. I am very blessed and excited to work with Rachel, who is as professional and easy to talk to on the phone as she is on her blog posts. Check out this link if you’d like to read one of her recent posts about what she looks for in a client.
http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/what-i-look-for-in-a-client/

This post is meant to encourage all writers that are waiting for the same results and to let you know that in God’s timing everything is possible. God has given me the ability to write five novels and I hope with this new adventure He will give me the opportunity to share them with potential readers and continue to write additional ones for His glory.

Thank you all so much for letting me share this with you! I know all you writers will understand just how excited I am!

Happy Writing!
Amanda

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