Wednesday 4 July 2007

Back In The Race

Well, who would have thought that events would change so quickly? From deep disappointment on Thursday I had a lovely surprise yesterday. The agent, it seemed, had given both me and my book a second thought and concluded she was reluctant to let me go. When I screwed up my courage and phoned her I was greeted with warmth, praise and generous advice. The result is that I actually feel much happier about the direction I’ve been advised to go in, to aim, as she so succinctly put it, for a ‘substantial meal’ instead of a ‘tasty light lunch’. There are no guarantees of course, but all I can do is try.

11 comments:

B.E. Sanderson said...

That's wonderful, Chris. You're right about the guarantees, but one thing is that if you don't try, you'll never get where you want to go. =o)

NoviceNovelist said...

It's tricky isn't it Chris to know how to make those choices? - glad you are happy with your future direction - hope it all goes really well for you.

Kate.Kingsley said...

Great news Chris, thats what you get for daring to be brave

Kate K

Rachel Green said...

Woot! Good for you!

Fiona Mackenzie. Writer said...

Fantastic, brilliant, wonderful!! Good for you. Just to get a positive from an agent is a feat in itself. They are sooooo busy and inundated with manuscripts so you have done really well. Treat yourself!

Fiona

CL Taylor said...

Oh that's just brilliant! Many congrats. Open the champagne!

Cathy said...

Great news...lovely to have a helpful response like that.

Rose Red Art said...

Great news! Well done!

Unknown said...

Brilliant news!!! Sop thrilled for you :-)

Lucy Diamond said...

Wow, fantastic!! That's really excellent news. Good for you, phoning her. She sounds great!

Zinnia Cyclamen said...

Yee-hah! Congratulations.