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leftieNanner

(15,121 posts)
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 02:16 PM Sep 2023

I Heard Back from an Agent!!!

I have written a Contemporary Middle Grade Novel and, after several rewrites, it's been sent out into the agent stratosphere.

This morning I got a response from my query to send the full manuscript.

Crossing fingers that she likes it as much as my daughers and friends do.

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I Heard Back from an Agent!!! (Original Post) leftieNanner Sep 2023 OP
Hooray for you!!! cyclonefence Sep 2023 #1
I didn't know they still had agents. I thought Amazon publishing was all that remains bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 #2
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Just remember how many rejections JK Rowling had for Harry Potter ... fierywoman Sep 2023 #3
Good for you. I wish you success. LoisB Sep 2023 #4
Wonderful news! lucca18 Sep 2023 #5
How exciting!!! Keeping fingers crossed for a most marvelous outcome! niyad Sep 2023 #6
Lessons in Chemistry hibbing Sep 2023 #7
And she's in her 60's! Native Sep 2023 #12
I hit 70 last year leftieNanner Sep 2023 #27
❤️ Native Oct 2023 #35
Good for you! Fingers crossed! ancianita Sep 2023 #8
Great! Pls explain "middle grade novel" ALBliberal Sep 2023 #9
It refers to the age of the reader wryter2000 Sep 2023 #11
or as i like to call them "tweenagers" :) nt orleans Sep 2023 #21
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Congrats wryter2000 Sep 2023 #10
All the best in your literary pursuit as well!!! Fla Dem Sep 2023 #14
Thank wryter2000 Sep 2023 #19
Absolutely! leftieNanner Sep 2023 #28
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I'm super excited for you! Please keep us posted on any new developments.🥂 Native Sep 2023 #13
Best of luck with your effort. Let's hope they love it as much as your daughter and her friends!! Fla Dem Sep 2023 #15
Sweet! 2naSalit Sep 2023 #16
👏👏👏👏👏 irisblue Sep 2023 #17
Congrats! Tom Yossarian Joad Sep 2023 #18
Congratulations, that's just great! Kudos to you for writing something people want to read. Lonestarblue Sep 2023 #20
Congratulations! Best of luck to you! debm55 Sep 2023 #22
Outstanding! onecaliberal Sep 2023 #23
Wonderful news! Fingers crossed for you! nt crickets Sep 2023 #24
K&R. William769 Sep 2023 #25
Great congratulations to you! I bet you're on cloud nine. Texin Sep 2023 #26
That is so fabulous. efhmc Sep 2023 #29
Yay for you !!! Karadeniz Sep 2023 #30
Do you have a logline? What's it about? ZonkerHarris Sep 2023 #31
Yay! I hope the agent loves it babylonsister Sep 2023 #32
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Good for you! whathehell Sep 2023 #33
Good luck! catrose Sep 2023 #34
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Ultimately, she turned me down leftieNanner Dec 2023 #41
I'm sorry DavidDvorkin Dec 2023 #42
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bucolic_frolic

(43,180 posts)
2. I didn't know they still had agents. I thought Amazon publishing was all that remains
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 02:36 PM
Sep 2023

Congratulations so far!!

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hibbing

(10,098 posts)
7. Lessons in Chemistry
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 03:45 PM
Sep 2023

I just finished this book and read where the author got turned down by 97 literary agents and now the book has been on the best seller list for quite a while.

Congratulations!

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wryter2000

(46,051 posts)
10. Congrats
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 04:10 PM
Sep 2023

I hope you get her.

My agent recently sent a proposal to a good publisher. I dearly love the book. Fingers crossed I also get good news.

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