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Offline KatieC

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #30 on: September 13, 2012, 03:47 PM »
Yay! Good for you and congrats :)
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #31 on: September 13, 2012, 04:01 PM »
Congratulations!!
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #32 on: September 13, 2012, 04:16 PM »
Sounds like a great read. Congrats!

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #33 on: September 13, 2012, 06:11 PM »
Wow! Sounds great =)  Congratulations!!

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #34 on: September 13, 2012, 07:28 PM »
Congratulations!!! Sounds like a great story.
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #35 on: September 13, 2012, 09:12 PM »
Sounds fantastic! Congrats!
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #36 on: September 14, 2012, 08:43 AM »
 :thewave :thewave :thewave

Jenny!!!! That is so awesome. I don't even remember reading the agent announcement but I knew I'd be reading good news one of these days. Congratulations! Miriam

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #37 on: September 14, 2012, 10:02 AM »
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #38 on: September 14, 2012, 10:17 AM »
Congratulations! So happy for you.  :phat
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #39 on: September 14, 2012, 10:29 AM »
Yipee! How wonderful! And I hope you'll have fun celebrating! :phat :yay

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #40 on: September 14, 2012, 11:11 AM »
Congratulations, Jenny!! 

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #41 on: September 14, 2012, 08:43 PM »
Sounds intriguing! Congratulations!
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #42 on: September 15, 2012, 09:15 AM »
 :yay :yay :yay Jenny!!
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #43 on: September 15, 2012, 03:29 PM »
Wonderful!
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #44 on: September 15, 2012, 03:31 PM »
Congratulations!!!!!! How exciting to see it for 'reals'.
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #45 on: September 15, 2012, 03:53 PM »
Whoa, this sounds awesome! Congratulations!

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #46 on: September 15, 2012, 04:45 PM »
Congratulations! I love a good mystery!  :hurrah

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #47 on: September 16, 2012, 08:36 AM »
Congratulations!   :hurrah
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #48 on: September 16, 2012, 09:00 AM »
Very cool and mysterious premise! Looking forward to seeing it on shelves! Congratulations!
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #49 on: September 16, 2012, 09:01 PM »
Great news, Jenny! It sounds like such a good book, and I'll bet it will inspire an amazing cover. Can't wait to see it!
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #50 on: September 16, 2012, 09:01 PM »
 :yay  Wonderful! Sounds packed full of creepy suspenseful goodness!

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #51 on: September 17, 2012, 03:37 PM »
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Congrats!
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #52 on: September 17, 2012, 04:03 PM »
Fantastic news!
Congratulations!
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #53 on: September 17, 2012, 06:50 PM »
Congrats Jenny, sounds like a great read!  :goldstar

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #54 on: September 19, 2012, 10:09 AM »
Thanks everyone!!!

I'm feeling slightly less verklempt and bashful today, so I thought I would own up to this:

http://www.verlakay.com/boards/index.php?topic=59318.msg688499#msg688499

It came off sounding crasser than I intended, but hopefully it will in some way encourage those of you who are close but feeling like it will NEVER happen.  Hang in there awhile longer, okay? NO DREAMICIDE (thanks Jaina—I still love that term.) For those of you who are curious, my "Writers' Purgatory" lasted just under 3 years.  GRAVE IMAGES was sold on the revision request I mentioned, and I’m now on to my third agent . . . As some of you may know, Anna Webman has left Curtis Brown.  It was an honor to be part of her last PM announcement.

Again, thanks all!!! And best of luck with your writing.
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #55 on: September 19, 2012, 11:06 AM »
Congratulations ! I look forward to reading it !

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #56 on: September 19, 2012, 07:37 PM »
It sounds awesome. Congratulations! :music: :music: :music:

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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #57 on: September 19, 2012, 08:08 PM »
 :yay :yay :yay
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Re: PM Announcement TODAY! So I guess it must be real?
« Reply #58 on: September 21, 2012, 01:30 PM »
Good for you....yea!!!!

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« Reply #59 on: September 21, 2012, 08:30 PM »
Congrats!!!!!  :)
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