
Look, over there. My bio, on the right. See something new?
I have an agent!
I've been writing fiction for two years and three months. I've written three young adult novels and I'm currently writing my first middle grade novel.
I've had sleepless nights when my characters wouldn't leave me alone.
I've had days when I've wondered if I was delusional for becoming a writer.
I've had moments when I've been so excited over a plot line I've squealed out loud.
I've studied the art of how to write the perfect query letter until my eyeballs felt numb.
I've gotten rejections. Oh, yes. I can say I have something in common with most New York Times bestselling authors—the rejections!
But one thing I've never done is give up.
I've dreamed about writing this post since I started blogging, wondering if I'd ever write it. I know that that every bad day and every good day has been shared with so many people who've been supportive of me on this journey. And that includes all of you guys too.
So I thank you. Thank you for holding that ladder while I reached for the sky. Don't know if I'll catch me a star, but I won't stop trying.
(And I won't stop holding the ladder for my bloggy friends too.)
130 comments:
This is great news Lydia! Congrats!! Can't wait for the post telling u's you've sold that first novel. You deserve it.
Congratulations! That is wonderful news :D I know what you mean when you talk about fantasizing about making this post. I think we've all done that! So happy to read yours :) *clap clap clap!*
How exciting, Lydia! I'm happy for you.
Congratulations! That is awesome!
Congrats Lydia! So excited for you!!!
Congrats Lydia, hope all works out for you.
Yvonne.
Congrats, Lydia. I've been waiting for you to finally announce who your agent is.
Good luck with submissions. :D
That's wonderful news! I'm so happy for you.
Yay! Congrats, Lydia!
Woohoo!!! Congrats! I'm so happy for you!
YAY! Congrats, Lydia!
Congratulations!
And I recommend one of those vehicles with the crane arms and those buckets you can sit in. Tremendous help, those.
This is fantastic news!! Congratulations!!
This is great news Lydia! Congratulations! This gives me hope to continue writing and not to give up!And thank you for holding the ladder for us! :):)
Congratulations! You should be very, very proud of yourself. I read somewhere that the only difference between an unsuccessful writer and a successful one is that the successful one didn't give up when he or she could have. You persevered, and what a triumphant reward!
HAPPY DANCE!! HAPPY DANCE!!!
Yayyayayayayayyayayay!!
More happy dance!! Awwww CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Yes! Happy happy dance!!! Take care
x
Yay! Congratulations!! That's great news.
Wahooooo! Congrats! So awesome and exciting ;)
Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you!!!
(I've been checking your blog often since I heard you had an offer, hoping that you've have great news.)
Yay Lydia! All your hard work has come back to you! I'm so happy for your progress. Congratulations! :)
congratulations!!
Very well deserved.
Shelley
Wow, congrat!!! That's great news. So happy for you.
Lydia, how wonderful! I'm so happy for you..I'm doing cartwheels...in my mind! :)
SOOoooooo happy for you! Your success (and hard work, dedication, and numb eyeballs), gives the rest of us hope.
Congratulations! That is so awesome and very well deserved! :D
AWESOME! Truly happy for you, Lydia! Now go drink some champagne!!!
Congrats! Welcome of the club of soon-to-be-published now celebrate!
So happy for you! Incredible to see great things happen to great people!
Yay, congrats! I'm so happy for you!
Congrats, Lydia! I am not at all surprised1 Anyone who reads your blog can instantly tell that you are an extremely talented writer with great imagination and humor!
Congratulations! So we need to know: Did you a)drop the phone b)jump up and down or c)all of the above??? Details!
Hurray! Congratulations!
CONGRATS! That is quite an accomplishment. You're an inspiration to all your readers! :)
Lydia! This is wonderful news! Congratulations! I love your picture. Always keep reaching higher, my friend. :)
Congrats, Lydia! You're an inspiration!
Congratulations Lydia! Landing an agent is definitely something to celebrate :)
I was very happy to read this...
Congratulations.
Dying to see what happens next.
Congrats Lydia, that's awesome! And I've heard nothing but great stuff about Eric Myers. I sent him a a partial once and his rejection was just so nice. How fortunate you are to work with him.
Lydia I am absolutely thrilled for you. It does not gaurantee anything but it is a huge step and must be so satisfying. All the very best of luck with it.
Yay, you! Congratulations :)
Awesome, Lydia!! Congratulations! Kathy
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Lydia, I am so pleased for you!!!! I am not the type to write things in all caps and multiple exclamation points BUT THIS DESERVES IT!!!!!!!!
Throwing massive amounts of virtual confetti!!!!!
Wow! Congratulations, Lydia! That's awesome news!!
That's great news, well done!
mood
Moody Writing
@mooderino
Bitchin'!!!!
Congratulations, Lydai!
You are correct about never giving up, no matter how delusional we think we are. I'm very excited for you. I hope you'll still keep blogging; I do enjoy your posts.
WOO WOO!
(what else is there to say?)
CONGRATULATIONS LYDIA! I can't think of anyone who deserves it more than you.
Eeee!!! CONGRATS! Been waiting to hear something like this ever since you tweeted about agent interest a while ago. I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU! :D
That's so incredibly awesome! I've been at this for almost 15 years and no agent yet. Apparently, you're doing something right. Makes me want to read what you're writing even more!
Congratulations, Lydia! :)
Fantastic! So happy for you! I love reading posts like this~ major congratulations :)
Wonderful, Lydia! Welcome to the next phase.
WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP! Many many congrats, Lydia! I'm so thrilled for you!
/throws a confetti parade for you. Congratulations on your success and may you and your agent get this manuscript published so that the world can see your brilliance!
Congrats! And well deserved :).
Congratulations, Lydia!!!
Congratulations, Lydia! I'm so excited for you! :D
Yay! Congratulations! Good luck on submissions!
WooooHOOOOO! Awesome milestone, Lydia!! So happy for you. I just tweeted a #WW follow for you on Twitter, and I looked at your profile and I went--what??? and had to come here to see when I missed the announcement. Whew, you'd just posted it.
CONGRATS. That is SO COOL!!!! And more exclamation marks! Can't wait to read a book by you someday. :)
Congrats on the agent that's fab news!
Congratulations! Don't even know you but SOOOOOOO happy for you! Sending you all the (((((SUCCESSFUL SUBS))))) vibes I can muster!
Wonderful news. Congratulations!
Big congratulations on landing an agent!
Fantastic news! Congratulations - you must tell us all anout how you did it!
:D :D :D I am grinning so widely right now - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! It happened! It's real!!!!! This is so exciting, I wish you much, much happiness! :) CONGRATS!
Many many congratulations. This is awesome news.
Holy cow. Congratulations, girl!
You know what we're going to clamor for now? Query journey story! I'm dying to hear it!!!
Way to go! You've worked hard for this and glad you got to write about it here!!
SQUEEEEE!! Congratulations!
Oh, that's AWESOME! Congratulations!!!
That's wonderful news. Congratulations!
YES!!!! Congratulations! You did it! Ahhh, I'm so excited for you! You deserve this so much--can't wait to read your book!
CONGRATULATIONS! :)
*happy dance* Congrats!
I knew this one was the one. You're my inspiration, lady, and I am thrilled for your accomplishment!
OH my gosh!!! This is fantastic news, Lydia! CONGRATULATIONS. This is seriously a major deal breaker, I am so glad to hear this--and thank you for sharing your news with us of course.
This goes to prove that if you work hard and do the best you can and never give up, eventually you'll be right where you wanted to be all along. :)
~TRA
http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.com
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy DANCE!!! That's sooooo exciting. :)
Wooohooooo!!!! Awesome news. Great work!
yay! congrats, keeping my fingers crossed for you that the next exciting news is being published!!
WooHooo!!! CONGRATS, Lydia! :D
And, I have full confidence you'll catch yourself a star...or several. ☆∴*★∵∶。◦°✰
Huggles,
Lola
Very very cool! I'm happy for you ... may even better things be in store for you!
Congratulations! Awesome news!!
Lydia, congratulations!
Awesome, Lydia!!! Congratulations, can't wait to see your books on the shelf. Wonderful news.
Congratulations on the wonderful news! I can't wait for the announcement that you've sold your first book!
So. Freaking. Happy for you!
Way to go, girl! I will continue to root for you every step of the way. You rock.
Yay, Lydia! So so happy for you! One day you'll be telling us all about your path to publication and I look forward to hearing it.
Here's wishing you much luck as your journey continues. All the best!! :)
Wohooo!!! How exciting :) Congratulations!
SQUEE!! Congratulations, Lydia! How awesome is that. And Eric Myers is terrific. You go girl. =o)
It was only a matter of time, congratulations. Thanks for all of the energy you give back to us.
Yeah, Lydia! Terrific news. I'm still waiting for that bio to load... but I'll read it!
Cheers! ;)
congrats! so which book was it that landed the agent??
Wow!!! Congratulations, Lydia!! This is such wonderful news, and I'm soooo pleased for you. Your dedication and upbeat determination shine.
Congrats, Lydia.Its wonderful news. I am thrilled for you. Hugs.
Hi Lydia .. many congratulations - that's fantastic news .. talk about hanging on in there .. well done! Cheers Hilary
Woo hoo! Congratulations, Lydia! Expecting great things for you. :)
Lydia! LYDIA!!! OMG! CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!!!! LOL! :D That is fantastic! Whoot! *jumps up and down* that is fantastic news! Yay yay yay!!! :D ((hugs)) <3
Congratulations!!!! Well deserved, I am happy for you and with you. You are such a generous spirit, sharing your knowledge freely on the Internet, I am glad persevering and believing in yourself paid off!
Congrats, Lydia! That's fantastic news. Really, really fantastic. Bet you're not sleeping now because you're so excited. :D
Did you see that? It was a back flip...and it was just for you!! I am so happy that I feel like I've signed an agent myself. Congrats girl!! :)
Congratulations!!! What wonderful news - I'm so excited for you!
I'm sorry I missed this yesterday. Hooray!!! I'm go glad to hear that your hard work paid off. So inspiring!
Whew Hew! Do the wave! This news is beyond fab! Congrats. Let the games begin...
Wow! CONGRATULATIONS. Sorry I'm so late. Wishing you all the best.
Congrats Lydia! That's awesome news.
Congratulations!!! It takes a lot of work and perserverance to make dreams come true! Kudos to you. blessings ~ Tanna
Woohoo! Congratulations, Lydia! I'm sorry I'm late to the news, but I'm so, so happy for you! :)
Hey there! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog - I thought I'd return the favor. Congratulations on your offer of representation! That's so fantastic! :D
I'm a bit late, but CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you!
Lydia!! SOOO AMAZING!! Huge congrats to you! I look forward to reading your book ~ :)
Congrats for the new step forward. hope you can get your book out soon.
Great news! Your journey is an inspiration to the rest of us.
Lee
Tossing It Out
EEEKKKKK!!!!! I just found out. Congratulations! And it is well deserved. Can't wait till you get your book published. Woohoo! :) Very excited for you.
GOod for you!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!
wow, MAJOR congrats!!! Woot!
Ah, Lydia. Once again, I'm so happy for you. It's funny--you and I have such similar journeys! I'll have been writing 2 years this November. Congrats a thousand times. I am sure this is but a prelude to bigger things!
Congratulations Lydia! I am so happy for you. Keep reaching for the sky. I'm looking forward to your first best seller.
YAAAAAAAAAAYYY!!!
*hugs tight*
So, so, so happy for you! Congrats!
Congratulations Lydia!!!!! I'm SO happy for you. I've been following your blog since the beginning... isn't it crazy how time flies? This is so inspiring :)... I can't wait to read your book!
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS!! :) You deserve it!
I'm late to the party, but THRILLED to hear about your news!!! So happy for you - you deserve it. I hope your next steps are speedy and lots & lots of fun! Congratulations :)
Congratulations, Lydia! I'm so excited for you. :D
I'm running late getting by, but CONGRATULATIONS. Wonderful news and best of luck.
Mason
Thoughts in Progress
Freelance Editing By Mason
Yay says it all
Fabulous news!!!! Congrats!
Wow, a HUGE (albeit a bit belated) congrats to you, Lydia! :D
Somehow I missed this initial announcement so let me add my belated congrats here at the bottom!
Somehow I missed this initial announcement so let me add my belated congrats here at the bottom!
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