I Got Yes, thread.

[allenparker]

Since we have the rejection list, I thought it would be nice to have a success thread. WIth this in mind, I have added this to the fray.

Please post your successes here. If you get a request fora few sample chapters from a query. If an agent or publisher askes for a full manuscript after sending a query, please let us know.

Of course, if you receive contract, send out the champagne and cigars, dance naked on the table, and end us a note here.

Unfortunately, I do not have a success to start the thread.

Who will be the first?

Just a naked dancing thought from the Palatial futon... Allen

[CaptainCanard]

I had a weird, silly story accepted by Opium Magazine (http://www.opiummagazine.com/)mid-April. Launch party with reading is set for August 20 in New York City. Stories will be introduced by authors, read by actors, with a Q & A session to follow. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend. I kind of feel embarrassed for the actor that will have to read my story out loud in public because of some of the weird, graphic, hard R-rated sections. You would probably want to leave the kids at home or, at least, cover their ears with plungers.

This probably doesn't count, but I had a story accepted May 2004 by Sweet Fancy Moses (http://www.sweetfancymoses.com/). The journal was finally published this year and should be available sometime this month.

[batyler65]

2

Here's a weird one. Today I got an acceptance from FamilyFun for a piece I sent them -- wait for it -- July 12, 2002.

Guess patience really IS a virtue.

Barb

[allenparker]

Congrats to both of you. I can't wait to list my first one here.

Come on folks, let's have some good news.

Allen

[Penelope]

I got a letter yesterday from Heart-Felt Greetings that said they're holding 5 of my ideas. I sent them 10 ideas so they're interested in half of what I submitted. Even if they don't buy any of them, at least their interest means the ideas don't suck completely and that I might be able to sell them elsewhere, that's good news, right? :)

[Susie]

Congrats, all and Poppy, sure hope yours is accepted! I had a humorous anecdote in Woman's World, July 12th issue. It only had my initials SW in their Last Laugh! section.

[batyler65]

5

Got one from Highlights today.

[allenparker]

Starting with the Poppy Dance....

Drinking in a Little Sherri Sunshine!

Doing the Barb Bump!

Congrats to y'all.

Allen

[batyler65]

6

WOO-HOO!

I got a positive response from a publisher on a book query I sent out 6/30. They want to see the MS.

...Now, if only I knew which box to look in...

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! Moving is such an interesting endeavor for the freelance writer.

[allenparker]

Just think of the other opportunity, You could have been evicted and have to search the streets for where the ms blew off to.


Congrats.....

Who will be next? Could it be me? Tri? Barb?

[triceretops]

Uh, less see: Hellbound books got my 3-chapter email. Michael Psalits literary agencey got my 3-chapter email. Five Star Science Fiction, and Mundania Books both want full email manuscripts (But, Gak, the full manuscript is not ready yet so I'm at flank speed on the third revision!)

Triceratops

[allenparker]

Congrats. I hope they get in a bidding war.

Allen

[arrowqueen]

Wd, all. Big gold stars all round!

[Penelope]

This week I have received 2 positive responses to queries. One from Renaissance Greeting Cards and another from Watermark Publishing.

Must have been my charming query letter that convinced them. A little please, please, please, pretty please with sugar on top can go a long way. ;)

[Penelope]

Starting with the Poppy Dance....

Wow! There's a dance named after me? Cool. :cool:

Must be a combination of :snoopy: and :banana:.

[Natalia]

I got a yes from Spiked Magazine in the UK for an essay/article.

woohoo

[allenparker]

Sorry, I don't own pajamas, but can I dance anyway?

Way to Go!

Allen

[Natalia]

Allen-

YES! Dance in your suit or jeans or whatever you are wearing...and thanks for the encouragement :)

-N

[Susie]

Thanks much, Allen. Sherri Sunshine sounds so nice! Much good luck, everyone!

[Anastacia]

I got a yes from Spiked Magazine in the UK for an essay/article.

woohoo

Spiked is way cool! :)

I had an acceptance from Birmingham Parent and an assignment from ComputorEdge Magazine.

YAHOO!

[allenparker]

That is WAY COOL to use a phrase from my son.

Keep them going.

[batyler65]

Sold one to Gallant Greetings this week.

Barb

[Natalia]

hehe... so I got this email from an editor saying they can't use my piece because since I sent it they have changed the focus of the publication. However, they really think the piece is great so they want to publish it on their site in ther "Showcase" area of up-and-coming writers.

So a rejection and a yes all in one :)

[Pat~]

Got a less-than-24-hour (email) response of YES yesterday from The Christian Communicator to my second article; first one was accepted and published by Breakthrough Intercessor about a month ago (also email acceptance).

Got a sort-of yes (?) from The Secret Place who returned 2 but kept 4 of the poems I submitted.

[allenparker]

PB10220, that is great! good for you.

Natalia, warming up to do the snoopy dance.

BA, Yeah!

I like this thread. Wish I had something to post. I just can't wait to make efveryone do the Naked Snoopy Dance!


Allen

[Penelope]

Woohoo, Graphique de France accepted 2 of my ideas for greeting cards.
C'mon, Allen, let's dance! :snoopy:

[scfirenice]

Poppy,
Thank gosh. I was tired of seeing your name on the 2005 rejection collectors thread with mine. Good Job, dancing happy dance.

[allenparker]

Woohoo, Graphique de France accepted 2 of my ideas for greeting cards.
C'mon, Allen, let's dance! :snoopy:

Already Naked, doing the Moon Walk!

Congrats!

Allen

[rich]

Your starting to really pop, Poppy.

[Birol]

Not certain if this is appropriate for here or not, but I got a sorta yes from a place advertising for writers months ago. I just received an apologetic e-mail from them. Apparently I got lost in the shuffle, but if it's okay with me, could they keep my information on file?

[batyler65]

2 of 10 humorous ideas for greeting cards accepted by Andrews McMeel

[allenparker]

2 of 10 humorous ideas for greeting cards accepted by Andrews McMeel

Yeah! Keep going! Sell lots! Make us look good!

Allen

[David McAfee]

I got a reply from an agent a few weeks ago who asked to see the first three and a synopsis. Does that count? :)

[batyler65]

It counts in my book. Congrats!

[allenparker]

I got a reply from an agent a few weeks ago who asked to see the first three and a synopsis. Does that count? :)

Of course it counts. Congrats! Give them your best shot!

If I ever get a yes like that, I'm gonna climb on Barb's back and shout the announcement from there!

Allen

[RGame]

I got an acceptance from McSweeneys.net the other day. I've been trying them off and on for about two years. They usually get back to you in a few days or sometimes the same day, but this time was over a month. I figured it got lost or deleted or it was so bad they didn't even bother responding this time, but they were apparently going back and forth on it. The thing is, now that I read again, I don't even think it's funny. There are others that I thought were much better that got rejected. But who cares. It's a parody of that political book "100 People Who Are Ruining America."

[allenparker]

I hope that this is just the start, Rgames.

Whose up for dancing?

Allen

[CaptainCanard]

Contgratulations, RGame. McSweeney's rejects my stuff all the time.

[Oxygenius]

I sent some sketch samples along few weeks back for this sketch comedy show..and next week I'm going to watch the casting session(my first). People performing something I wrote....so crazy. Hope that counts.



Og

[RGame]

Thanks, Cap and Allan. They reject my stuff all the time, too, and will in the future again. It's a pretty funny website most of the time.

[Alphabet]

I got a yes to send the full manuscript for a possible endorsement (from someone I hope will endorse it, obviously). It wasn't a blind yes either, as I sent a 8-page sample with my enquiry...dang, it's hard to type with your fingers crossed!!!!

[Penelope]

Sue Lugli, the editor of Renaissance Greeting Cards, called me at home a day or two after I got phone service back after Hurricane Katrina to tell me they were buying one of my ideas. :)

And Andrews McMeel is holding another one of my ideas for art development so cross your fingers.

:)

[batyler65]

Woo-hoo! Poppy! Atta girl!

[allenparker]

Let get naked and celebrate! Poppy and Alphabet are first, then us.

Everyone now! Let's do the Time Warp!

It's just a jump to the left....

Allen

[Kida Adelyne]

First every yes. Jenna liked my poem for the Anthology.:banana:

[Penelope]

Andrews McMeel bought one of my ideas for $200, which boosts my spirits (AND my pocketbook). :)

[Honey Nut Loop]

I got a request for a full! My first reply from my first batch of queries

[allenparker]

Way to Go Honey. So, let's all dance naked around the honey pot.
Allen

[batyler65]

Woohoo! Honey Nut!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Barb

[Anastacia]

Yes from Great Lakes Family. They finally let me know about the acceptance a week after publishing my article. ;) Eh. The editor was very nice so I'll be happy.

[Honey Nut Loop]

woo hoo go Anastacia :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[allenparker]

Congrats Anastacia!

Allen

[batyler65]

Two contracts in the mail today from Highlights for Children. :)

[allenparker]

I'll have to dance naked on the table tonight and tomorrow. I'll have to warm up my snoopy legs.

Allen

[Honey Nut Loop]

wooohooooooooooooooooo. Well done yooooouuuuuuuu

[allenparker]

I got a "yes!" I got a "yes!"

Small southern magazine to carry one of my famous Leonard recipes!

I so wish that there was more money involved with this. I would take everyone here to Leonard's Diner and Feed Store for dinner.

Well, maybe next time.

Allen

[batyler65]

CONGRATS, Allen!

:D :D :D :D :D

[allenparker]

Contract for Nudist Guy and Yankee Gal received. Will sign it today.

Allen.

[Good Word]

Allen! Big dancing, I presume?

Big congrats!

[batyler65]

Three positive responses from Andrews McMeel. :)

[allenparker]

Way to GO!!!!!!

Congrats. I wish continued success with these ventures.

Allen

[batyler65]

New contract from Highlights. :)

[Royale With Cheese]

I got a call from an executive at 20 Century Fox regarding one of my scripts. They want to option it for $50,000.00!!!!!






Then.......I woke up from my dream this morning. Damn!

[CaptainCanard]

Writing recently accepted:

The American Drivel Review, short Story, 2 months (out in print now)
Monkeybicycle, short humor piece, 1 week (after rejection of another story)

[triceretops]

Gak! Where did this thread come from? More horn blowing and bloviating!

Just landed an agent and I'm going through rewrites. Today I got a line by line extraordinary copy-edit over the phone on the whole book. My landlord is gonna kill me for the long-distance bill. Now comes tightening up the first chapter and tone down my "ship's log" so I don't cross into Star Trek territory. He said he really flipped with this book and couldn't put it down. He got back to me in six days. I am officially the first science fiction writer in his stable and he would like me to teach him more about the genre. He's fairly new.

I hit this agent after about the 15th rejection and actually found him on a thread at AW.

Why did my second book smash in like this and my first sci-fi book (which I believe is better) garner over 60 rejects without a full read? Haven't got a clue.

Tri

[batyler65]

Netted another greeting card sale to Andrews McMeel. um... August... September... October... 5 months.

[triceretops]

Yeah, barb! You're really racking them up. Money, money, money!

Tri

[allenparker]

I love this thread!!

Congrats Captain. I hope that you continue with that success

Tri, now comes the money! I hope the book sells quickly.

BA, keep on going!

Allen

[allenparker]

2006, what a wonderful year to find your first sale, agent, or love of your life. Not that each of us has to accomplish the same things, I think that it would be nice for us to continue the process of yes's and no's on this board.

I am looking forward to seeing the success of the support in the WPR thread spilling over into the rejction celebration, then into the "I got Yes" thread.

So, who will be the first? As an incentive to be the first of the year, I am offering a fun filled weekend to the first person to post a yes.

The weekend will include all expense paid travel from your bedroom to your bathroom and a chocolate covered raisen I have hidden in your couch cushion, along with some spending change that you will find in the comfy chair in the den. You will dine in your spacious kitchen for lunch, and be whisked off to the dining room for dinner, where the menu will include whatever you find in the Kitchen refrigerator. (some cooking may be required)

After dinner, you may simply retire to your bedroom for some private time, or dance away the night to the tunes of your shaower radio. (be careful, the shower room floor may be slippery.)

Sunday brunch will be served wherever you can talk your spouse into toting it. Toast, peanut butter and beverage of your choice. Afternoon football on the television is the order so long as you have paid the cable bill.

As nighttime approaches, I will foot the bill for travel from your bathroom back to your bedroom.

(some restrictions apply, not valid on days ending in "y')

Allen

[batyler65]

I'll step up to that plate, Allen. Although I'm not sure how to count these.

Two humorous ideas held for further review at Leanin' Tree. Got my fingers crossed that they turn into checks. :)

Barb

[allenparker]

Let me know when your wekend is ready. I think that there might be a day in May that does not have a "y" in it....

Got an acceptence on another small article. TAT 2 days...

Allen

[triceretops]

Congrats to Allen and Barb. At least you guys are making editor's eyes move.

Tri

[steadymarvin]

Two articles in Mature Times - UK newspaper for over 50's. No fee though. Does that count?

[triceretops]

That counts as a credit--you did good!

Tri

[allenparker]

I am counting the health warnings on the side of cigarette packs.

Congrats.