I finally sold my novel!

[CrissaChappell]

And I'm keeping a blog about it on MySpace. These boards were such a help to me. Now I'd like to give something back.

[WriteRead]

Goooooood!! I'm happy for you. Tell us about it.

Dan

[Patricia]

Congratulations!! Way to go!!

[James D. Macdonald]

Congrats!

What's the URL of your blog?

[CrissaChappell]

It's about a girl with OCD (which usually garners the response, "Oh, you too?")

http://www.myspace.com/crissajean

It was sold at auction to HarperCollins. But it won't be out for a long time. So I'm clockking the progress online. Still haven't received the dreaded editor's letter, though we had a nice chat in nyc.

[Cathy C]

Congrats! Don't forget to put this over on the Promo board too, so EVERYONE can pat your back! :D

[WriteRead]

Auction and Harper-Collins? Well, 2 (TWO) BIG pts for you.

Auctioned (saying that it has a serious intrinsic intial value) and the publishing house of HC, too. I hope I'm not mistaken on those two pts I "recognized".

Dan

[Susie]

Congrats! Chris. Wonderful news.

Warm regards, Susie:)

[CACTUSWENDY]

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: ...And the 'Five Banana Award' to you. Congrats...WTG...Awesome...:Clap:

[KTC]

Congratulations! That's wonderful news!

[azbikergirl]

WOOT!! Congratulations!

[awatkins]

Wow! Congratulations!!

[Mike Martyn]

Congratulations!

Oh, my green complextion, you ask? Must be something I ate!

[jdkiggins]

Congratulations, Crissa!:PartySmil :PartySmil

[aadams73]

Fantastic! That's great news!

[Supafly]

congratulations

[Trapped in amber]

YAY!!!! Congratulations, that's fantastic!
:hooray::hooray::hooray::hooray::hooray::hooray:
:snoopy::snoopy::snoopy::snoopy::snoopy::snoopy:

[SeanDSchaffer]

Cool! Congratulations on getting your book sold.

:TheWave:

[JuliePgh]

Congratulations!

[brokenfingers]

That's great news Crissa!! I love hearing when a writer achieves their dream/goal!

Very well done!!

And my wishes for many more such successes in your future!!

[ChunkyC]

Wonderful news, Crissa! Congratulations!

[maestrowork]

Excellent!

[Carlene]

CONGRATULATIONA! What a super accomplishment! I hope you sell a million copies!!!


Carlene

Friends help you move, real friends help you move...bodies.

[brinkett]

Good for you.... for you.... for you.... for you.... ;)


:Cheer:

[KimJo]

Hooray for you!!

[Honey Nut Loop]

That's fantastic. I wish we were all so lucky. lol. What age is it aimed at? Adults or children?

[arrowqueen]

Congratulations. That's wonderful news.

[triceretops]

Hey, way to knock it outa the park! HP wins the auction--great news!

Triceratops

[Pat~]

Congratulations!! I'm not a bit jealous. Nope. Not me.

[Jenny]

Hey, Crissa, congrats on the book and blog.

[MadScientistMatt]

Congratulations! Happy sales to you, Chrissa.

[Vomaxx]

Yes, congratulations!

What is OCD?

[Mistook]

Congratulations! I'm always happy to hear about another new author making it. I don't know of any other writers forum that boasts so many success stories. :)

[arainsb123]

That's amazing!! I hope your novel becomes a bestseller!

[aruna]

Congrats, Chrissa! It's a whole new chapter for you now!

[James D. Macdonald]

First book?

[A.REX]

Congrats!

By the way, I'm unfamiliar with auctioning... how does that all work?

[Susan Gable]

Very cool! Wooo-hooooo!


:hooray: :hooray: :partyguy: :Trophy: :Thumbs: :TheWave:

Mega congrats! An auction??? Good for you! Every writer's ultimate dream! Best of luck with it, and keep us posted as things progress.

Susan G.

[alanna]

:Hail: That's amazing!!!! Congrats! M 'n' M band for you!

:PartySmil

[stormie]

Way to go!
http://bestsmileys.com/happy/2.gif

[cwfgal]

Great news, Crissa! Congratulations and enjoy every minute of it.

Beth

[Nateskate]

And I'm keeping a blog about it on MySpace. These boards were such a help to me. Now I'd like to give something back.

That is so awesome! You should be very happy, because you accomplished something great.

Keep up the good work, Nate!

[sarbruis]

Congratulations.

And I'd just like to say that you have incredibly good musical taste. I wish more people knew what the heck IDM was.

[alaskamatt17]

Congratulations! I'm still working on mine.

[James D. Macdonald]

Auctioning: An agent (note: this is agent territory -- don't try this at home, kids) calls up various publishers who she thinks might be interested in a certain book, and says "I have a hot property here. If you want to be in on the action, give me an offer by next Thursday, eh?"

The editors take the manuscript, read it, and start figuring their sales numbers and break-even points. One of them offers on the book. The agent calls the other publishers and says, "I've got an offer of $..... from XXXXX. Think you can beat it?" Some other publisher thinks, "I can offer twice that and still make a profit...." and offers half-again as much. The agent calls the other publishers and says, "$..... is on the table. Anyone think they can beat that?" and so on. Comes a week from Thursday, the agent presents the author with the best offer ("best" may not only be in terms of dollar advance, but in terms of other contract clauses).

That's an auction, and it's exciting to be the author.

[alanna]

<<<<<<<is dreaming about the hazy someday when publishers will fight over her manuscripts...please...

[aadams73]

What is OCD?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

[Jamesaritchie]

And I'm keeping a blog about it on MySpace. These boards were such a help to me. Now I'd like to give something back.

Big congrats! And they say you can get anything published these days.

Let us know when pre-orders are possible. I'll stand in line to get an autographed copy.

[Saanen]

Ooh, congratulations!! Exciting times for you!

Now we can all say we knew you when. :)

[Lilybiz]

What is OCD?

First, Big Happy Congrats to Crissa!!! This is fantastic news and as you can see, we're all excited for you. Can't wait to read it.

Vomaxx, OCD is Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder. I'm no shrink, but I know it manifests itself in all sorts of ways--everything from obsessive organizational tendencies to hand-washing to combing the fringe on your rug--and I mean so obsessively that you can't bear not to do it. It can show up as some pretty bizarre routines. It's a fascinating subject and I can't wait to read Crissa's book.

Petrea

[BenMears]

Well done! Well done! You are now entitled to walk around with a big grin for at least as long as it took to write the book.

Given the auction, it sounds like the actual sale came pretty quickly. Did it take a long time to get an agent to take it on?

[DreamWeaver]

Congratulations! http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/images/smilies/smilehooray.gif How marvelous and exciting--let us know when it's time to start keeping an eye out for it in the bookstores.

Kris

[Pencilone]

Congratulations and I wish you many more to come!:Trophy:

Your good news is an inspiration to keep trucking!:Cheer: :TheWave: :partyguy: :Jump: :hooray:

[Faritova]

Congratulations to you!

[mommie4a]

Crissa, congratulations to you. Sounds like a grabber of a book.

[mdin]

Her blog, for anyone interested, is a great read. I don't know if you have to have a myspace account to read it or not.

[mkcbunny]

Congratulations!

[Liam Jackson]

Major congrats! What's your next novel about? :))

[WVWriterGirl]

Congrats! What a great piece of news!

[aruna]

hmmmm.. this tirdbit, from her blog, rings very true in my ears:


I'm used to receiving rejection letters. I've piled them up since I began selling my short stories to lit magazines as a teen. But the rejections that I've received from editors in publishing houses have sounded downright weird. Instead of commenting on my plot or character development, they only seemed concerned with whether they could sell the thing or not. Or whether it was "marketable." Or whether books like mine had been sold before. They want something new. But they want something familiar. Most of the time, they don't know what they want.

[Jaycinth]

Congrats and hugs on sale. May this be the first of many!!

[Jamesaritchie]

hmmmm.. this tirdbit, from her blog, rings very true in my ears:

This is called the "We want something like everything else. . .only different" syndrome.

[mdmkay]

If you can take just one more congratulations ...here it is....CONGRATULATIONS:partyguy: :PartySmil YOU DID IT!!! WE ARE VERY IMPRESSED!!!

[dawinsor]

That's fabulous! Have you come down to earth yet? Are you ever going to? :-)

[MillyBecker]

Congratulations!!!!

[moblues]

Cool. Congrats.




Mike

[Sage]

:Clap: :banana: :hooray: :partyguy: :snoopy: :TheWave: :PartySmil

Congratulations!