Someone (Kasie) from my writing group compares her novel to the movie Sliding Doors. I’d never seen this movie until yesterday and only caught the last hour. I loved the movie and can’t wait to watch it someday in its entirety. But here is my favorite part: A guy meets his friend in a pub and declares excitedly, “I finished it!” His friend says, “Your book?” and the guy says, “No. I’m a novelist, it’ll never be finished.” (I’m paraphrasing here since I didn’t know at the time I’d be quoting this wise and true statement). Now I have the perfect comeback for such presumptions and can’t wait for someone to assume I’ve finished my book so I can say that.
So this person (Kasie) from my group of four members has not only finished her book and can readily admit it, but just sold her book to a publisher. Or rather her agent did. In this day of dismal statistics for debut writers, this news is inspiring. It gives me hope that there are still agents willing to take on newbies and still publishing houses willing to publish them. Check out Kasie\’s blog where she will share the query that landed her the agent who signed her. She is not only an awesome query writer, she is also an awesome writer, writer buddy, critiquer, and all things writing and not writing.
Yay for Kasie.
Tricia
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Aw, thanks, Tricia. And thanks for all your support and help over the last several years. You guys are awesome! 🙂
Kasie~You’re welcome. But thank you; I think I got the better end of the deal. 🙂 You guys have helped me improve immensely.
Yay for Kasie!
Success stories are always great!!
I too remember that line from sliding doors, amd was rolling on the floor laughing!
Jennifer~Success stories are even greater when you know the person, either online or in person.
Yeah, that was a great line. And I know he said it better than I give credit.
I agree with everything you said about Kasie. I also agree with the “novelist” statement. If I opened Brevity today, I’d start tweaking it again.
BTW, I just noticed your sidebar. Wow! I’d lost track of the number of stories you’ve had published. I think you are the most prolifically published author I know.
Linda~Thanks. That was the March 2010 to March 2011 year of short stories. It was suppose to be the year I put my novel aside. Instead most of the stories were plucked from it.
I’ve got nothing out on submission and nothing in the works. Now is the year for finishing my novel. (But wait. I’m a novelist; it will never be finished. [I just had to, didn’t I?])
That is one heck of premise. Now why didn’t I think of that! It also makes me think…isn’t it about time I stopped playing at this publishing lark, and actually tried selling my stuff the proper way? Maybe I should check out Kasie’s query again. So glad you posted this.
Tooty~I’m so glad I posted this too, even though it’s only to point people in the right direction of a fantastic query.
I’ve read many of Kasie’s works and thought them all winners, but when she brought this new one to the table, I knew without a doubt this one would be the one on the shelves first.
Congrats to Kasie!!! What exciting news. Nice of you to give a shout out to your friend, Tricia. How cool! I’m going to check out Kasie’s blog now.
Laura~Careful over there at Kasie’s. She can be addicting.