Comments on: Novel + Sold = Best Birthday present EVER

By: fly

fly — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:04:16 +0000

My nanos both need so much work, they actually need rewrites.
I’m tackling at least one of them during edmo, maybe both.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:17:07 +0000

Thank you! More people need to finish and edit their NaNos.

By: fly

fly — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:50:27 +0000

Congratulations for getting published! We need more NaNo novels to hit store shelves! And two books at that.

I may very well need a bigger bookshelf!

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:19:36 +0000

Thank you!

By: Michele Lee

Michele Lee — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:51:25 +0000

OMG there is not a YAY big enough!! I’m sorry I didn’t get here earlier, but Congratulations!!! Heck yeah! I can’t wait to buy it!!!Eleventy!!!

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:04:49 +0000

I would guess that they are releasing it as an adult title.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:49:22 +0000

Thanks! And the version you read was the raw draft, posted as I wrote it. The final will include some scenes that you’ve not seen. Whee!

By: ND

ND — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:48:00 +0000

Congratulations! I read & enjoyed yr online version, and look forward very much to getting the analog version when it hits bookstores.

By: john simpson

john simpson — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:00:22 +0000

Well done!Well deserved.Since I first came across your work(Evil Robot Monkey)and sent my first and only fan e-mail the quality of your writing has stood out.Now comes the recognition.Onward and upward! J.S.

By: Jason Erik Lundberg

Jason Erik Lundberg — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:26:14 +0000

Brilliant! This is fantastic news, Mary. Big big congratulations. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer person.

By: John Charny

John Charny — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:02:01 +0000

Go girl go. You have worked hard for it. Yea!

By: Monica of the Masks

Monica of the Masks — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:10:12 +0000

Congratulations Mary! That is just brilliantly fantastic!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:50:54 +0000

Congratulations! I can feel your glow coming through the screen…or maybe there’s something wrong with my monitor. Either way, congratulations!

By: jenny gardiner

jenny gardiner — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:52:29 +0000

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! One of the best feelings in the world, isn’t it, to find out that you’ve sold?!! Especially in this crazy market. I was incommunicado in Costa Rica two weeks ago when an urgent CALL ME!!! email downloaded on my phone as we drove through a fleeting wifi hotspot area. Then I was incommunicado for another 3 hours before I could find a place to email, then call her to learn the great news! Enjoy the afterglow

By: Aunia Kahn

Aunia Kahn — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:17:00 +0000

That is amazing news to hear. I am very proud of you. Many more wonderful successful adventures to come. Much Light, AK.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:42:32 +0000

It was only a matter of time!

YAY!!!

I’ll be at the head of the long line of folks waiting to buy it!

By: Kelson

Kelson — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:32:09 +0000

Hooray! Many Congrats.

By: Joe Iriarte

Joe Iriarte — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:13:34 +0000

This made me think of your novel:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510XXFxXXGL._SS500_.jpg

(Note: It’s a real book.)

By: ScottM

ScottM — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:09:54 +0000

Congratulations! I look forward to reading more from you (though I have to admit that Austen’s not the strongest pitch for me…)

By: Dave Hall

Dave Hall — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:59:25 +0000

Scalzi seems pretty proud of you. And despite the bacon fixation, he seems pretty normal. So if he approves, you must be darned good.

I am looking forward to seeing your new book on the shelves of my local Indie Bookstore.

Congratulations on the two book deal!

By: Rod Santos

Rod Santos — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:54:58 +0000

Here, have one more drop in the sea of Congratulations!

So when’s the first book coming out? Tomorrow?? ;D

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:51:13 +0000

In a weird twist of parallel birthday fate, my agent informed me yesterday (which was my birthday as well) that my novel is going on submission this week! Congratulations on your sale. I hope the publishing gods are as kind to me!

By: Lawrence Schimel

Lawrence Schimel — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:05:16 +0000

Mazel tov!

By: Tyhitia

Tyhitia — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:45:55 +0000

ongratulations, Mary!! I can’t wait to feel that excitement. Wonderful…

By: MarkHB

MarkHB — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:34:31 +0000

Wahey! Congratumalations, MRK!

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:02:18 +0000

Congratulations- what fantastic news! I can’t wait to read it

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:40:33 +0000

*wail* That long?! How will I ever cope?!

But DANG that is awesome. So totally awesome.

By: Ralan

Ralan — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:40:16 +0000

Hearty congrats! You do deserve this, Mary. A wonderful writer and person. A great idea and totally you. And judging by all these comments you’ve sold your first 100 copies.

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:07:51 +0000

I’m so delighted and proud! Way to go Mary. Way to go!

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:38:06 +0000

Congratulations! What exciting news, and like many ofthe other postes, it sounds like a book I shall want to read when it comes out. Enjoy the excitement!

By: jen

jen — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:58:45 +0000

CONGRATULATIONS! I just saw it over on Jen’s site.

What a great hopeful thing! I hope this is the first of many.

By: Jeff C.

Jeff C. — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:38:10 +0000

Congratulations

By: Jonathan Vos Post

Jonathan Vos Post — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:54:34 +0000

Congratulations! I look forward to buying it, reading it, lending it.

By synchronicity, I was in between seeing my Department Chairman (Ph>d., Math) and my Division Chairman (M.D., Ph.D.) at the grad school where I’m getting a new teaching credential, and a clerk asked what was the best birthday present I’d ever gotten. “The one where I turned 100 and a magic spell made me young again,” I said, and she cracked up.

See? You’re spreading joy through the sub-aether. Double congrats.

By: Ellen Asher

Ellen Asher — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:43:59 +0000

Just got the news through SFScope — many, many, many congratulations! I can’t wait to read the book.

By: Rick Novy

Rick Novy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:36:50 +0000

Congratulations. May it be the first of a great many.

By: Christopher Parks

Christopher Parks — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:36:25 +0000

Yayyyy!!!!!!!!! Mary, it couldn’t happen to a nicer person. I know how long this has been a dream of yours, and it is so wonderful to see it realized. I can’t wait to read it. I hope you’ll write something nice in it when I come to the book signing.

-Chris

By: Gennita Low

Gennita Low — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:12:23 +0000

Congratulations! THE CALL is always memorable, but as a birthday present? PRICELESS! Can’t wait to read the book, Mary.

By: Sarah Beth Durst

Sarah Beth Durst — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:11:38 +0000

YAY! Congratulations, Mary! Can’t wait to read it!

Best wishes,
Sarah

By: Michael Curry

Michael Curry — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:29:49 +0000

Woohoo….congratulations again, Mary! I’m glad that Jenn got to call you during your lunch with Scalzi, and that he properly embarrassed you. Oh, and hurray for the second book getting added!

By: Sara Genge

Sara Genge — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:57:54 +0000

Congrats! You are so awesome. I wish you the best.

By: Nargel

Nargel — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:38:06 +0000

Caught the link at Whatever and very glad I did. Congrats on the great news and it’s a twofer at that. cue happy, happy, snoopy dance.

By: Gigi Gridley

Gigi Gridley — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:21:56 +0000

Huge, heartfelt congrats to you, Mary

By: Angela Slatter

Angela Slatter — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:20:27 +0000

Congratulations, lovely. x

By: C.C. Finlay

C.C. Finlay — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:16:03 +0000

YEAH! You think it’s good news for you, but it’s great news for us readers. Congratulations!

By: Vy

Vy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:06:54 +0000

Congratulations!

By: Steve Buchheit

Steve Buchheit — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:59:59 +0000

Fran-friggin’-tastic. Congrats. And I say shout it out to the world on the train and bus.

And mostly, loudly, to all those who asked, “Why would you want to write?” Call them up at 3 in the morning to tell them.

By: Brad Beaulieu

Brad Beaulieu — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:46:59 +0000

Awww. And I remember you when you were just a little bootcamper… How far you’ve come… ::sniffs::

Well done, Mary. Be proud.

By: viola black

viola black — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:40:10 +0000

oh, this rocks. came here from Scalzi’s site –
and totally look forward to reading this! excellent, and congratulations!

By: Kelly Jones

Kelly Jones — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:29:06 +0000

Congrats – I’m excited to read it! Regency fantasies are my favorite!!

By: Debbie Mumford

Debbie Mumford — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:26:28 +0000

Congratulations, Mary! That is such awesome news!!!