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Agented!

2/21/2012

18 Comments

 
Woo hoo!    Yippeee!!    Yee haw!!!

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Mary Keeley, Literary Agent
I've received the ultimate accolade from the publishing world to date, because I got the agent call from
Mary Keeley
of Books & Such Literary Agency!

I'd like to thank Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent, for her blopost entitled, What to Ask an Agent. I've had that shortcut on my desktop since Rachelle posted the list back on Aug 9th, 2010 and I've seen that icon every time I started my laptop.  No matter when I got the call, I was
going to be ready.

Mary's call came at the pre-arranged time of 2pm on Thurs, February 16th. That date was special to me already because it's my Finnish grandmother's birthday. She was never referred to as a writer, but before she went to heaven, she wrote her memoirs which I'm  posting as a series on my Author Memories blog.

Between Mary's information and my questions from Rachelle's list, we managed to get a fair bit of business cleared. By the end of the phone call, Mary offered representation.

Rachelle's list encourages writers to wait a few days and think about it before giving their final decision. But, I'd begun praying - and my church had been praying - for discernment in making the right decision since I received the email that made the appointment.  Unless I felt misgivings during our conversation, I was fairly sure I'd accept.

And I did. I couldn't not accept because Mary was what I'd been waiting for - an agent who was 'fired up' about my writing. What a blessing!

Mary said the paperwork is on the way. And while I'm very good at keeping secrets and was going to hold onto this news until I'd signed the actual papers, I've been welcomed to the agency by email and have received agency news and invites. It seems like it's a go. :) 


I waited patiently for the LORD;
   he turned to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 40:1
 NIV
Hallelujah!
Anita Mae.
18 Comments
Sarah Forgrave link
2/21/2012 05:44:35 am

Congratulations, Anita! Mary is a class act, as is everyone at Books & Such. Welcome to the family! :)

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Anita Mae
2/23/2012 11:19:04 am

Hey Sarah, thank you!

I didn't mean to stalk your website, but since you're one of Mary's clients, I was doing a recce (looking for tidbits of info). Ha!

You're sweet to come congratulate me and I appreciate it. Hope we'll meet soon. :)

Anita.

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Virginia
2/21/2012 08:16:43 am

Oh, Anita, hello Seekerville friend! I KNOW how exciting this is, since I just signed with my agent on Jan. 30th. SO exciting! Happy, happy joy!

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Anita Mae
2/23/2012 11:33:21 am

Hey, Virginia. Yes, you do know how excited I am! :)

Congratulations!

Thanks for visiting, and I'll see you at Seekerville. :)

Anita.

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Lyndee
2/21/2012 09:01:05 am

Congrats again, Anita Mae and best of luck for many future best sellers!

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Anita Mae
2/23/2012 11:40:52 am

Hey Lyndee, thank you for joining my party. I really appreciate you visiting my blogs. Friends are always welcome. :)

God bless,

Anita.

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Debra E Marvin
2/21/2012 09:48:14 am

I'm so happy for you Anita Mae and look forward to your successful career with Mary

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Anita mae
2/23/2012 11:50:39 am

Awh Deb, you're a big reason for any success I have because I couldn't/can't do it without my critique partners. Thank you.

And I can't wait for the day when I get to dance at your party. :D

Hugs.

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Mary Curry link
2/21/2012 12:20:19 pm

Congratulations, Anita. I'm so happy to read your news!

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Anita Mae
2/23/2012 12:36:52 pm

Hey, Mary. I see you so often around the net... even at the Yankee Belle Cafe, although I'm not there as much as I'd like to be.

Thanks for popping in. :)

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Anne Mateer link
2/22/2012 08:36:01 am

I'm so, so, so happy for you Anita! That is such wonderful news!

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Anita Mae
2/23/2012 12:41:42 pm

Thanks, Anne. :)

It was fun spending time with you in St. Louis, although I felt like a shrimp. Haha.

All the best in your writing. You've got a great start. I'll be watching for your next release.

Anita.

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DebH
2/29/2012 03:22:46 am

WHOOT!!!
so sorry i'm late to the celebration party Anita, but this is awesome news!!!! yay! I'll be Snoopy dancing for you the rest of today. The next big Call can't be far behind this one... can it?

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!

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Anita mae
2/29/2012 02:20:48 pm

What? You just found out? I emailed you last week...hmmm... yes, I'm sure I did. And I've been thinking of you a lot these last couple days for 2 reasons...
1) I need your expertise more than ever now because I have papers to fill out and you said said you had ideas; and
2) It's about time for a guppy update, and every time I go to the Harlequin site, I forget to check your blog. Ugh.

Thanks so much, Deb. And you're not dancing alone because I still am, too. :D

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DebH
3/1/2012 10:27:28 pm

Double checked email... didn't see any new from you. wonder where that email went - it's not the first time i haven't gotten an email from someone who knew they sent me one. hmmmm.
as for Guppy updates: haven't done one since november. Need to do one soon though. will let you know. love to hear from you!

Anita Mae
3/2/2012 02:50:53 am

Deb, I just resent it from my anita (at) anitamaedraper (dot) com email address.

Let me know if you don't get it, okay?

Jamie Carie link
3/3/2012 06:34:38 am

Congratulations, Anita Mae! Praying God's blessings on you during each step of the journey!

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Anita Mae
3/3/2012 10:53:24 am

Thanks, Jamie. I appreciate it very much.

And I'm looking forward to seeing you shine as the ACFW Featured Author on Mar 12th. :)

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