Today, I have so much to report that I don’t even know where to start.
Been a really productive morning. I bought an Ibook on Mercado Libre (Mexican ebay), worked out terms for a Guide ad with one of the Smart Bitches and fixed the stupid animation speed, and put together the beginnings of an awesome Liquid Silver anthology, featuring the delicious Dionne Galace, the brilliant Bonnie Dee and me. Now we just need a title. What would you guys call a paranormal romance anthology that features a demon, a dragon and a scarecrow? Don’t let Bam title this, ya’ll. She wants to call another project we’re developing Fairy Bukkake Gangbang 2007. We’re toying with More Than You Imagine and Body Language, so far. Help us out in comments please, please.
So I put off the best news for last. I’m choking on the squee, so I have to let it out now. Had my second chat with Laura Bradford, who reps such luminaries as Anya Bast, Jodi Lynn Copeland, and Lauren Dane. She thinks my work is really fresh and that I’ll either be a pain in the ass to sell, or “the next big thing.” Let’s hope for the latter. Long story short, I accepted an offer of representation from her, so I’m agented again. Woot! I have more to say but I can’t type for running around my office and screaming, so I’ll be back later. Woohoo!
PS I have a review over on It’s Not Chick porn.
Girlfriend, by now you should have received so much congratulations from me that you’re sick of it.
BUT CONGRATS!!!! I AM SO FUCKING THRILLED FOR YOU.
and shut up, I thought “Fairy Bukkake Gangbang 2007″ was rather inspired. :P
What am I still doing here? I’ve got a heroine with a penis in her mouth and she’s looking at me like, “Let’s get this shit over with, bitch.”
Oh, damn. they’re starting to talk to me. Either whatever LKH has is catching… or I need some food… fo’sho’.
Nope, not tired of it at all. I’m so excited (and I just can’t hide it, I’m about to lose control and I think I like it…)
How should I celebrate tonight?
But yo, isn’t Jack worried? I mean, my Kitty, what big teeth you have… and all that…
AWESOME news!! Congrats!
Kitty has little teeth. She has little everything… ‘cept boobies.
I think you should celebrate with anal. That’s what everyone’s doing now.
Congrats! That’s awesome for ya!
Definitely celebrate with anal. Or at least a butt plug. It’s the bare minimum in erotica lately, ya know.
As for the title. . . for some reason I can’t get a Wizard of Oz theme out of my head. It’s probably from the scarecrow. . .
OMG, how many times do I have to post on this blog:
I DO NOT DO ANAL. My ass is exit only. It is for POOPING. even if I was freaky like that, my husband would NOT be interested in messing with something I use to evacuate waste.
In Guide, I think Ash touches Ellie’s anus but they don’t actually do it. I have never written an anal sex scene, don’t know if I even could. Good glory.
But thanks for the grats, I’m majorly excited.
Congrats Annie!! Even us ignorant Readers have a pretty good idea that getting a good agent is a Very Big Deal!
I’m with Lorelie, I can’t get “Demons and Dragons and Scarecrows, Oh My!” out of my head. Big help, huh?
There’s no anal in my story… none in yours… none in Bonnie’s… damn, dude, we’re prudes… fo’sho.
I’d go for “scales, straws, and horns”
Om my goodness you have me wiggling in my seat. Great news! I can feel the exictement over here. Congrats on everything and… How about “Flammable”? Because, yanno, all three of those things are associated with flame and being on fire and it implies the book is hot. Yum!
I don’t think a Scarecrow would like fire too much.
… and I should be working! damn it. Congrats again, you lucky whoooore.
Oooh, if we were writing Molten stories (which is uber heat level) I could go for Flammable, but so far group consensus leans toward…
BOUNDLESS
I could also do
LIMITLESS
myself because we want to evoke the idea that our stories push the envelope of creativity and what-not.
(Go me!!)
get out!
that is so cool, beotch, anya bast is big time now, doesn’t she write for berkeley sensation?
daaaaaamn. congrats to you, can’t wait to get Guide now
Well, dang, your agent is on my list to query when I get ASL whipped into shape. In addition to the folks you listed, she’s also Jody Wallace/Ellie Marvel’s agent. And I met her (well, she was introduced at) the San Diego RWA chapter meeting I went to earlier this month.
So yay! I’m happy for you.
Congratulations, Annie!
Scarecrow says, “Fire bad. Tree pretty.”
Or something.
Body Language isn’t bad, but I think you can do better. Not that I have any suggestions or anything, ’cause I’m real helpful like that. :p
Congratulations, Annie! :)
Demons, Dragons, and Scarecrows make me think of Sesame Street — one of these things is not like the other. Guess which one?
“Fire, yay!”
“Fire, yay!”
“Fire, uh-oh.”
So I think just “Demon, Dragon, Scarecrow” works fine enough as a title — it’ll make people wonder wtf the three of those could have anything in common. ;)
“Fire, yay!”
“Fire, yay!”
“Fire, uh-oh.”
Goddamn, that shit is funny.
Ann, I do not recommend listening to Prince when writing sex scenes. Now it’s just plain dirty. I mean… dirty.
twenty-three positions in a one-night stand…
Fire, uh-oh!
that’s awesome.
AAAAAAAHHHHH! That’s awesome! Congratulations! Fairy Bukkake Gangbang 2007 sounds terrific.
(And the agent news is cool, too.)
hehehe =)
Best wishes!
Thanks, Jac. I’m excited. So you’ve met her? In chatting today, she said she’s gonna be at RT and RWA. I won’t make the former (hubby said if I go to Houston in April, we don’t go to Paris in May) but I will make the conference in July so we’ll get together then.
April, that is HILARIOUS. You could write for Joss Whedon fo realz.
Dee, dude, I went to a Prince concert once. No lie. I was a kid after his purple rain heyday, it was my first grown up date, we were maybe 13?
*Chad, do you remember me, dude?*
jenny, i’m so mailing you a dead cat. seriously. I have a spare.
I know, Erica, Bam and I are really excited about the Bukkake gangbang. Er. Hm… That sounded better in my head…
“Fire, yay!”
“Fire, yay!”
“Fire, uh-oh.”
Bwahaha…There’s your title. And for short just call it Fire3.
Damn you, LL.
Now I have beavis in my brain saying, “FIRE! FIRE!”
you have no idea how much i hate you
…mom?
Hah. Belated congratulations, honey. Been that kind of a day or would heave done so earlier. Will get you a proper congraulatory dinner when I get back in town.
okay… that was cryptic and creepy. “you have no idea how much I hate you”. I’m imagining it being said in a Linda Blair from the Exorcist voice.
You may tell Andres that I said he can’t type for shit.
As soon as he gets back from his grandmother’s funeral…
you heartless whore!
Congrats! You must be so excited. I can’t imagine what your house was like yesterday.
-kc
As soon as he gets back from his grandmother’s funeral…
you heartless whore!
Oh, like i knew. Condolences. :(
anyway, it’d be good for a laugh. I tell that to tim all the time when he’s had a bad day.
he’s all, “the corporate world is eating my soul piece by piece.”
and I’m all, “you can’t spell for shit.”
Shenanigans ensue.
Thanks, kc.
Yep, there was a lot of celebrating. We did go out to dinner to a place nearby, though my husband evidently doesn’t consider that a “proper congratulatory dinner.” He also bought me a present. The phone he bought me for my office is similar but not identical.
Today I sign and mail the contracts. Woot!
Annie, as you know, I’M TOTALLY FUCKING EXCITED FOR YOU, BAM, AND BONNIE.
And just so you know, you should never, ever, leave titles up to Bam. After she comes up with something totally unacceptable, she’ll throw in anal for all of us to groan about.
Actually, Dee, I already called him on the typos despite knowing about his grandmother. I knew somebody would comment cos we’re all like that.
See, he has two different keyboards. His desktop is American, the laptop is Spanish setup. So when he switches back and forth he forgets what is where. Leads to fun and exciting errors.
that’s an awesome present, ann. you’d have to remove your clip-on earrings every time you pick it up to use it.
I’m still whining to Tim to get me a Nintendo Wii as a congratulations present for Skin to Skin
Bam, you’re always whining. Shut up and go write the fucking sex scene. Or I’m gonna have to hurt you.
Tell her, Annie. Tell her to write it!
“And just so you know, you should never, ever, leave titles up to Bam. After she comes up with something totally unacceptable, she’ll throw in anal for all of us to groan about.”
LMAO. But there’s no anal in WK…
Hey, don’t be messing with my Barbara Cartland phone! I totally need a feather boa, a satiny robe and a chaise longue or however the hell you spell it.
We have a Wii, but we also have two stupid kittens, who chewed through the wire attached to the antenna that runs the controllers (or something), so now it doesn’t work. Andres has been trying to replace it for like two months, and we might end up having to buy a whole new one. Stupid cats.
Actually, Dee, I already called him on the typos despite knowing about his grandmother. I knew somebody would comment cos we’re all like that.
Yeah. Trolls. *sobs* I’m a commentboard troll!
Bam, you’re always whining. Shut up and go write the fucking sex scene. Or I’m gonna have to hurt you.
Tell her, Annie. Tell her to write it!
Man… y’all some demanding, exacting, trifling bitches.
No, honey, we just want to motivate you to realize your full potential. They call it tough love.
… now with spanking!
OMG, I love this this blog.
I’m guessing you mean the girl on girl spanking action, not the template.
Oh general note — this isn’t the first time I’ve been agented. I let my former agent go back in January,and it’s taken me around two months to get set up again.
congrats, this is huge!
sam
I met Laura at a conference, really together lady. She’s making a lot of deals, you did well.
I’m jealous of course, but maybe you can put in a good word for me?
barb
Woo-Hoo, Annie!
Glad I came late to the party so I could be a fly on the wall for all the bitchin’ and spankin’ and funerals, Oh my!
Off to see the wonderful wizard of wine to get the damn Wizard of Oz theme out of my head.
HUGE CONGRATS!
Whoa, I missed the agent announcement. GO YOU! CONGRATULATIONS!
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS, Annie!!!! That’s freaking awesome!
And I put my vote in for Fairy Bukkake Gangbang 2007. Hey, I’d pick it up just for the shocking title. :P
Happy Friday, you!
**btw, gtyaynog is my veri-code. It sounds like Fairy eggnog – it’s a sign, I tell you!
Thanks, Lainey, Sara and Cora. I’m so happy you guys came by. *dances*
I just put the contracts in the mail, along with my application for RWA. I’m finally doing it. I’m not a joiner but we’ll see how it goes. Now to join the online RWA chapter…
If you don’t mind, how many agents did you query before finding a new one?
sent ten emails. A couple sent polite rejections, four said nothing, and four asked for fulls. I did a blog post on queries a while back, including how to skip the partial request stage with agents. So that might be worth a look if you need help in that regard.
Congrats Annie! All it took for me was one read, so those other ppl better get their shiznit together! But don’t leave us anytime soon, we’ve only just found you!
Oh, and no pressure or anything, but do you know how long we’ve been working Bam to give us a story? Hmm? Did you have to bribe her? Twist her arm?
I got her drunk and took incriminating pictures in Tijuana. :D
Actually I mentioned I liked what I saw at LSB and we started talking about the two novellas we had uncontracted. Turned out we decided to put some feelers out and see if we could find a third to make up an anthology. I’m tickled that Bonnie stepped up because honestly I’m kind of her fangirl in a totally non-stalking, won’t shop up outside her house wearing a BONNIE 4-EVAH t-shirt and a pair of Bermuda shorts way.
As for leaving, Laura actually wrote into my contract that I can continue to write for Liquid Silver and Loose Id as I want to, and that I handle those sales. She wants to see what I’m working on, of course, to decide if it would fly in NY but otherwise, I’m not going anywhere.
Hey Annie!
I didn’t exactly MEET Laura. She was just introduced.
However, I’m tickled that I now know TWO people who have her as an agent. Am I allowed to name-drop in my query, LOL? I promise I won’t claim you referred me or approve of my writing in ANY way(unless you gave me permission, of course, which I wouldn’t remotely expect)! Only that I know your work and that she’s your agent…
Hi, Tina, I’m very, very excited you are giving me (and Bonnie and Annie) this wonderful opportunity. the reason I hadn’t turned anything in to LSB was… well, I had nothing to turn in. Truthfully, it took Annie (and my tireless best friend, Syd) to light a fire under my butt to get me going (they’re kinky bitches). But now that I know people want to read my stuff (gulp!), I’m all for it! Now you’ll never be able to shake me off! Ha-ha.
Annie, I just got back my final project from my sci-fi teacher. It’s the zombie piece I sent you. The note says, “With a couple of minor changes, I might be willing to publish this myself. But I’m sure you already have a paying market. A.”
Dude… is my prof passive-aggressive with me or what?
“I promise I won’t claim you referred me or approve of my writing in ANY way(unless you gave me permission, of course, which I wouldn’t remotely expect)! Only that I know your work and that she’s your agent…”
Honestly, Jac, you’re better off coming in as a full-blown referral, but that would mean I’d need to read your work, before I could honestly say, “You have to check this woman’s book out, it’s amazing.”
The whole name-dropping thing tends without an actual referral / endorsement doesn’t help your cause, as far as I know. The agent is gonna wonder why I’m not actually REFERRING you if you really know me, and if you don’t / don’t know me well, then it just comes off as …grasping at straws?
I never mind giving my girls a leg up, if I can get behind their work, so when we get to the point, I’ll have a look at your book, k? I make no promises, however. As Bam says, I’m a “trifling, exacting, demanding bitch.” But if I love your book I will indeed refer you and praise you to the skies. :)
Aw, Dee, you know I think your writing is awesome, dude. Honestly, long before we became friends, I read the WIPs you had up on your site and thought you needed to get cracking. I’m glad you have. :)
And yeah, your prof sounds like he has some internal conflict to deal with.
Aw, Dee, you know I think your writing is awesome, dude. Honestly, long before we became friends, I read the WIPs you had up on your site and thought you needed to get cracking. I’m glad you have. :)
YOU LIKE ME! YOU REALLY LIKE ME! Oh, I can’t take it. It’s too much. *sobbing* HUGS ALL AROUND! It’s a veritable lurve-fest up in here! As Sybil likes to say, “Let’s buy everyone a Coke!”
That’s good to know, Annie. I was thinking more in terms of “I know these gals and they speak highly of you so I thought it worth querying you” or summat, but I see your point. Truthfully, I would love to have you read my book and am simultaneously terrified by the idea, LOL!
I also forgot to mention that I hope we get a chance to meet in Dallas.
Absolutely, Jac.
I’ll be looking to meet any of my online friends who make it to Dallas. I’ll be there for sure, I just joined RWA and everything.
Sorry I’m so late to comment, but huge CONGRATS!! :-)
you do not know me, but i lurk on your blog, and i feel like somebody i “know” is gonna be famous. just wanted to delurk and say congratulations. way to go, ms annie