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[Agency] Curtis Brown, Ltd. (USA)

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It was me!

Here are the stats:

Query (YA retelling): July 8
Request for Full: July 15
Revision Request: September 4
Resubmitted Revisions: October 1
Offer of Representation: November 17
Accepted representation: November 19

I did have more than one offer but the decision was easy. I'm so excited to be working with Sarah. I loved her revision suggestions during the R&R!


AWESOME!!! Very happy for you!!
 

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Thanks for the congrats!

I've been trying to draft a blog post today but I have a major deadline at work so I haven't gotten very far on it. I will probably post details on Monday and just write an announcement today to give myself time to write it properly! I'll link here when it's up.

Congratulations to you!!!! Sarah is wonderful and I am very thankful to have her on my side!

Woo Hoo for you, agent-mate : )
 

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Cuteshoes, great story on your blog. It's very inspiring . . . especially to someone who just got her fifth (6th? can't remember) R & R. (Have I learned ANYthing along the way like you did? Gawd I hope so.)

Here's to a quick sale! *holds up coffee cup*

I suspect we'll be seeing you over in G & A very soon with some kind of "SOLD" sign in the subject line.
 

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Thanks! I'm very excited to be an agent-mate!

And I forgot to share the link to my How I Got My Agent story: http://shanasilver.livejournal.com/50696.html

Great story! And I love your contemporary Alice in Wonderland idea. I come from an MA background - thesis and focus in Children's Literature, so this concept appeals to me 100%. I am looking forward to picking up your book one day. :)
 

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FYI, tweets from Sarah LaPolla on 12/3:

"sarahlapolla Sarah LaPolla
Writers: I do not want vampires, angels, werewolves, shape-shifters, or zombies in my queries. Yours will not be the exception. Thank you."

"sarahlapolla Sarah LaPolla
Witches, ghosts, fairies, and centaurs are still welcome. Especially scary ghost novels!"

"sarahlapolla Sarah LaPolla
Further, please do not send me queries for picture books, self-help & other general nonfiction, traditional romance, or "women's fiction"

"sarahlapolla Sarah LaPolla
Oh! And gods. I do not want gods."
 
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"sarahlapolla Sarah LaPolla
Writers: I do not want vampires, angels, werewolves, shape-shifters, or zombies in my queries. Yours will not be the exception. Thank you."

My heart just cracked in two.

Ms. LaPolla, does it still count if they're not called zombies? How about if they have great hygiene and don't douse themselves in Eau de Cadaver every morning?

But seriously, tragic. I was just about to query her with a literary take on zombies. Ah well, onward!
 

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Congrats cuteshoes and goldfish and K.M.! Lol just read most of this thread :) I just had Ginger Clark request a partial from me!

Stats:
Query sent: 12/11
Partial Request: 12/20

:) She's definitely timely even now during the holidays! I keep rereading my first 50 pages..can't find anything wrong, but then I worry anyway lol...
 

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Queried Ms. LaPolla 11/3/2010
Partial request received 11/9/2010
Partial sent 11/9/2010
Upgrade to full request received 1/4/2011!

YA science fiction
 

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FYI, tweets from Sarah LaPolla on 12/3:

"sarahlapolla Sarah LaPolla
Writers: I do not want vampires, angels, werewolves, shape-shifters, or zombies in my queries. Yours will not be the exception. Thank you."

Just read this 5 minutes after sending my query. Guess I know I'm getting rejected. But I have harpies! I doubt they'll save me.
 

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Cheering you all on!
FYI, tweets from Sarah LaPolla on 12/3:

"sarahlapolla Sarah LaPolla
Writers: I do not want vampires, angels, werewolves, shape-shifters, or zombies in my queries. Yours will not be the exception. Thank you."

Just read this 5 minutes after sending my query. Guess I know I'm getting rejected. But I have harpies! I doubt they'll save me.
Glad I read this before sending my query with a shapeshifter.

elindson, Curtis Brown's site says she wants UF and PR, so maybe other creatures are fine in her book.
 
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Just queried Ms. Clark... is it really a holiday on monday? Got an auto response that said the office would be closed. I've never heard of places being closed on January 17th.

It's the Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., a Federal holiday in the US.
 

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It's the Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., a Federal holiday in the US.

Haha! Boy am I thick. I'm black and I couldn't even remember that. Sad, sad day.

But still, I've never had off for that day in my life. Maybe in elementary school, but that's it. Besides, shouldn't only black people get off for that day? Haha!

I should stop telling terrible jokes, but my fingers won't allow it.
 

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Queried Sarah LaPolla with YA UF (powers, no creatures) 1/2
Partial request 1/7
She sent an email confirmation asking me to wait 4-6 weeks for a response.

Empress, I used to live in CA and MLK day was a legit federal holiday and everything shut down. Now I'm in Texas, teaching in a public school and I have to work Monday, sucks.
 

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Thanks, Pam, for the excellent interview. Very helpful. Next time I'm at a Greek restaurant I'm ordering Saganaki.
 

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Congratulations, Krista and Pam and- though the news is a bit dated- congratulations, cuteshoes!

Thank you, Pam, for posting the interview- will take a peek, shortly.