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Offline Sheri D.

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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #90 on: September 30, 2012, 09:38 AM »
Raynbow!!!  YAY!!!  Such wonderful news!  Congratulations!

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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #91 on: September 30, 2012, 01:29 PM »
Congratulations, Raynbow!  :yay :yay :yay
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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #92 on: October 01, 2012, 09:28 AM »
 :thewave :thewave :thewave

What a great story! So happy to hear that you've found your dream agent and have written the book of your heart....here's to a quick sale!!

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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #93 on: October 01, 2012, 10:26 AM »
Great news! Congratulations!!  :bananadance :broccoli :carrot
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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #94 on: October 01, 2012, 11:16 AM »
I am OVER THE MOON happy for you, girl! So, so, so awesome. <3
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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #95 on: October 01, 2012, 11:58 AM »
 :thankyou for sharing your success story, Raynbow. It's SO WONDERFUL to see you persevere :pages: and reach such a worthy goal. :yay And :welcome to Curtis Brown! I've been with my agent with that company for :old <gulp!> 13 years, now. We're "sisters!"  :hug
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« Reply #96 on: October 01, 2012, 12:05 PM »
What an inspirational story and one I really needed to hear right now! Congratulations, Raynbow and wishing you exceptional success with your story!! :partytime
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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #97 on: October 01, 2012, 12:13 PM »
Congratulations! I just met Sarah this weekend at the SCBWI Carolinas conference and she was so nice. All the best to you and your new partnership!!!
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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #98 on: October 03, 2012, 09:29 AM »
Awesome! I love stories like this :-)

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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #99 on: October 03, 2012, 10:54 AM »
So, so, so, so,so happy for you!
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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #100 on: October 03, 2012, 12:52 PM »
I love your success story, especially the part about how it only took two months to write this book. It was just bursting to get out!
Congratulations!
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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #101 on: October 03, 2012, 01:08 PM »
So happy to read this, Raynbow! Congratulations!!! I was around during some of the transitional periods of your career--- and so glad to read this happy ending... which is actually a happy BEGINNING!

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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #102 on: October 03, 2012, 03:20 PM »
Verla! I didn't know you were with an agent at Curtis Brown! Yay, for being agency sisters. Thanks for all the congrats, guys! I'll be going out on sub next week (unless something changes before then). And while I've been on that roller coaster before, I'm sure it's going to be just as exciting/terrifying/exhilarating/nail-biting as before. Hopefully with a happier ending this time around. Please. 
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« Reply #103 on: October 04, 2012, 09:09 PM »
Great story! As they say, "never give up, never surrender."  CONGRATS!

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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #104 on: October 05, 2012, 07:42 PM »
GREAT story! SO happy for you!
Read it and reap.

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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #105 on: October 06, 2012, 08:21 PM »
Congratulations!!! I came hear to be inspired by good news tonight and found it through your news! Way to perservere!
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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #106 on: October 08, 2012, 10:41 PM »
 :jump: Love your story and thrilled that you have found the right agent.  :yay :yay :yay

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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #107 on: October 09, 2012, 12:53 PM »
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #108 on: October 11, 2012, 08:57 AM »
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Re: Never, ever give up! My agent story.
« Reply #109 on: October 11, 2012, 07:52 PM »
Hip Hip Hooray! That's quite a journey. Congrats, Raynbow!