Finally! Offers raining from the sky!

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EmeraldLily23

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Well, not entirely true. But still..

For a good 2 years I've been querying literary agents for a novel, submitting poetry to magazines and journals, and short stories to online blogs, contests, you name it.

Nada. Nothing.

And now, in the last month I've had an offer from a small press to publish my novel, an acceptance on a creative non-fiction essay (the first I've ever written, and it's with a huge audience) and a short story accepted with a great online literary magazine. I feel SO incredibly lucky, yet I know so much of this is because I'm so dang stubborn I never gave up submitting!

I will share more details as things are "official" as right now the contract isn't signed, and pieces aren't published yet so I don't want to name names. But I'm floored. I'm kind of afraid something bad is going to happen to me ha ha, because so much good came all at once!

Anyway, I just wanted to share and do a happy dance. :)
 

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Congrats!

Toss that thought that something bad's about to happen out the window. You've already paid for this bit of good luck with lots of hard work and rejection.

Blessings,

Siri Kirpal
 

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Oh, good for you!
 

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Triple congratulations, Emeraldlily! :partyguy::partyguy::partyguy:
 

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That is so fantastic and clearly a sign of both your talent and persistence. (Impressive too that you are so talented in so many writing styles/formats!) Congratulations!
 

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Congrats on your incredible hard work and diligence! It totally paid off, well done!
 

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Congratulations!
And thanks for sharing. I'm sure many people - like me - finds this encouraging.
 

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...despite seeing this thread before, for a brief moment, I thought this said "Otters" raining from the sky.

I need coffee.

Congratulations! May the sales train keep stopping at your station. :D
 
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