How the Wheel Turns...
This time last year, we were having a truly terrible month.
We'd had some domestic accidents - dead fridges, holey roofs, rotting plaster - we'd had some financial difficulties, Husband had had a car accident, and poor Piggy had been hit by a car and died.
Aren't contrasts funny?
I just received the call from an RWA-recognised print publisher in the US.
They want to publish McWife (aka McAllister's Wife aka McAllister's Method aka Run Among Thorns).
(Me, happy dancing in my office to the tune of a Hoops and YoYo congrats ecard from a dear, dear friend)
posted by Anna Louise Lucia @ 5:52 pm
67 comments
67 Comments:
WHOOOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOO!!!
So proud of you. It's a fantastic book, and YOU DESERVE THIS.
(When do I get to say I told you so???)
Juuuuuuuust keep on saying it. This is your moment...
You could throw in a few point and laughs, too, if you wanted.
:-D
And you know what, I DO deserve this. If I wasn't so high and excited, I'd be sobbing right now...gggggg
AAAAANNNNNNNAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
Holy cow, McWIFE! How chuffed are YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
What a journey for this book. GADS.
NOW WOMAN WE WANT MORE DETAILS! You've been rather cryptic!
I'm so happy for you Anna. :-) So, So happy.
Oh wow, that's a reason for a happy snoopy dance indeed. Conga rats.
So very very proud of you!
I am SO looking forward to seeing you on Friday.
Wonderful, wonderful news!
WOOOOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I love ya kiddo and so proud of you :-)
Can't wait to celebrate with you in a few weeks!!
Anna, this is such wonderful news! Congratulations! You deserve this big time! I hope your husband is as delighted about this as you are! Jamie
Major congratulations, Anna!!! WTG, hon!!!
Keep smiling!
Gail from Canada
CONGRATULATIONS again - and again - and again . . .
And I get to say I told you so as well
Cos I did
Glad you liked the Hoops and Yoyo
What fabooooo news. I am sooooo excited. Details, girl! Details. Who, when, where, etc.?
I'll join you in a mad snoopy dance around the room!!
Lori :)
ANNA!!!!!
This is such brilliant, BRILLIANT news.
Am delighted for you. Doing snoopy dancing with the dog.
Now tell us the rest of it - details, details, DETAILS!
YAAAAAY ANNA!!! I'm so happy that McWife has found its home at last. I joined eharl when you were deep in writing it I think, (2002?) and your perseverance and incredible talent has paid off. YOU SO DESERVE THIS!!
Thank you Donna, Gabriele, Michelle, Biddy, Jamie, Gail, Kate, Lori, Kate and Shaz!
:-D
You're going to have to give me a day or two for the details - McWife's story is such a LOOOOOOOONG journey it's going to take me a while to get my head round it!
Fab news, Anna, you must be on top of the world! Am sitting eagerly waiting to hear more deets :) :)
Anna!
FANTASTIC news.
So so happy for you.
Love from
Pat (Posner)
OMG - Anna. Congratulations on your wonderful news!! I'm soooooooooo pleased for you! (hence my excessive use of !!! and ooooo)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ANNA!!!!!!!!!!
So happy- happy for ya! What a deserving treat for you to get!!
Lisa- happy dancing with you.
Congrats! Are you saving the Who and When for after the contracts are signed...or can we coax you to give up the details now?
Going to bed, still grinning.
Hope you enjoyed the champagne and Chinese food, O Published Author Goddess.
...oh, and I Told You So.
ANNA!!!! How FREAKIN FANTASTIC!!!!! LOL!!! MAJOR CONGRATS< HON! You sooo deserve this, especially with this book!!! :-D
About b*****y time! Congratulations, hon, you deserve every second of your success!
Yay, Anna!!!! Now we want details. I want to hear all about the call. You rock!!
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOGMGOMG
Whooooooooooooooooooooooooot
What news. omg, my heart stopped. I'm soooooo excited! You definitely, absolutely and without a doubt deserve this!
Love you (and Sharon here at the office loves you too!)
Mel
I'm all weepy and I just put on makeup to go to a banquet. And it's your fault.
And I couldn't be happier. And assorted loving curse words I can't post here, but you know what and where they are *g*
Love and congrats!
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!
McAnna!
Holy crap!
I am so wicked happy for you!
More exclamation points!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope you can give details soon!
I'm bouncing in my chair and me new monitor is shaking on the desk. :)
PS---(It won't let me sign in. *sob* It's me...Shannon *ggg*)
WAY TO GO, AAAANNNNNNAAAA!!! Success look fabulous on you! Great job. :D
OMG Anna!! I am so fabulously happy for you that I've teared up. ::sniffle:: You SO deserve this!!!
Yeah Anna!!!! WOW...so happy for you!! This is the best news!!
How wonderful! Congratulations!!!
Totally thrilled for you Anna. McWife was the first ms I heard about when I joined eharl a few years back and I'm so, so happy it'll be published
Brenda (IAC)
Wonderful news Anna! Can't wait to hear more!!!
Anna, I am so damned happy for you! If anyone deserves this, that'd be you. I loved this story. It had me from the first line and I so hoped you wouldn't give up and you didn't.
I'm so proud of you for sticking to your guns. =)
Lubs ya!
Huge congrats on your sale, Anna! What fabulous news!
*bounce*
Woke up bouncing for you petal!!! Enjoy enjoy enjoy!!
Woohoo, Anna!!!!!
You so deserve this. I, for one, can't wait to read McWife...
Congratulations!!!
Sue Child
Anna! Big, big, big conratulations!
Yay Anna. i am so pleased for you........grinning ear to ear!!!Congratulations :)
Oh Anna! Forgive me for being late to the party. I am so, so pleased for you!
You are such a truely lovely person and you SO deserve this. HOLY COW i'm just gobsmacked.
Well done!
Allison
\anna
WOOOO-HOOOOO!
Enjoy every minute of this.
P x
OH. MY. GOD.
That's absolutely fantastic news Anna. You are an inspiration to the rest of us. I nearly threw my sandwich across the room in excitement. Bloody well done! I am going to phone/text you right now!
Love BearXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Congratulations, Anna!
I'm back. Stuart says, "Hot damn. Tell her I said congratulations."
:)
Many CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! Fabulous news. Enjoy every moment.
Best wishes,
Mags
Anna, I am so very pleased for you. Can't wait to read the book :D
Enjoy the thrill!!!!!!!!!!!
*Deep Breath*
Thank you Kathy, Jessica, Pat, Amanda, Jenna, Lisa, Karin, Jaye, Nell, Michelle, Melani (and Sharon!), Jaci, Shannon, Loreth, Meretta, Cearha, Tricia, Christyne, Julie S, Brenda, Mary Beth, Rae, Christina, Sue, Fiona, Liz, Alison, Phillipa, Bear :-D, May, Stuart (*G*), Margaret and Toni!
*GASP*
Thank you so much guys! More details later, I promise.
WOOO HOOOO! CONGRATULATIONS, ANNA! Can't wait to hear the details!
Fantastic news, Anna. Congrats!!l
Anna!! :-D
I'm late, late, late, 'coz I didn't know, know, know!!
Congratulations! You deserve it!
~Dream
I"m late too but many heartfelt WOOHOOS!!!!!!!!! Congrats babe!
WAHOOOOOOOOO! I knew it was only a matter of time before some smart pub snatched you up! Watch out world.... here comes Anna!!!!
Congratulations Anna - it's great to hear you've found success. Well done. Jude
Yay, Anna! Yay McWife! Yay, me, cause I get to read a whole book by you!
All the best, Anna. This is just the beginning of a great career!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm offline for two days and what do I miss??!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd be happy dancing Right This Instant, but the kids are asleep not four feet away from me!
YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations Anna!!! Terrific news, can't wait to hear the details :o)
Yay, Anna. HUGE congrats to you. I remember on e-harl (when I hung out there) about McWife!!!
SallyR
Oh, ANNA!!!!
HOW WONDERFUL!!!!
I remember your struggles from eHQ, too!
Many Congratulations, Anna Lucia. Hope there are many more to come.
OMG!!!!!!
Woooohooooooooooo!!!!
So thrilled for you Anna - that's fabulous news!!!
Now we really will have to celebrate in London.
Anna XX
Congrats Anna!! WOO-FREAKIN-HOO!!
"Congratulations! Kudos! Yipee!" Aifrica shouted with a wide grin. :-)
Have you seen "My Fair Lady?" Of course you have...
(Sing along, please)
Tonight, old girl you did it!
You did it! You did it! You said that you would do it,
And indeed you did. You thought that you would rue it;
You doubted you'd do it. But now I you must admit it
That succeed you did. You should get a medal
Or be even made a knight....
(I don't know the rest of the lyrics but you get the idea)
Yay Anna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
'Bout damn time they gave you word on that.
Shiver/Jewell
Hey, and save that cork. Put a nice little date on it and why to start a collection.
Congratulations, Anna!
It's always wonderful to hear that a new writer has "made it". Is this the name you're writing under? I want to make sure that I keep track of you.
The sobs will probably come, emotional creatures that we are. But they'll still be for a good reason.
YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Congratulations and YIPPEE!!
Anna, that's so wonderful! I'm so happy for you! Congratulations!!
(Suzanne--I can't get it to give me a place to put my name in...)
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