...on March 4, 2010:
ACCORDING TO JANE and FRIDAY MORNINGS AT NINE author Marilyn Brant's THE GRAND EUROPEAN, the story of a conservative young woman's journey of self-discovery as she travels abroad with her adventurous aunt's sudoku-and-mahjong club, to John Scognamiglio at Kensington, by Nephele Tempest at The Knight Agency.
Squeeeeee!!!
The copy edits for FRIDAYS are now en route to New York...I'm still working on finishing up my RITA judging (due Tuesday!), but I'm getting there...and the book proposal I've been hoping--and hoping--would get approved by my publisher just sold yesterday ;-). Thanks to my agent, my editor, my CPs/writing friends and to all of you. I can say--with nary a hint of understatement--that this has been a pretty wild week.
Also, I've had a series of questions haunting me since my first sale, almost 2 years ago: Would the second time around be as thrilling? As emotional? As anxiety producing? As overwhelming? As wondrous?
Short answer: Yep.
28 comments:
That is SUCH wonderful news, Marilyn. Renews my faith when good things happen to good people. Hooray!!
Congratulations!!! Great news for a Friday. Or any day! Love the title, too. :)
Pamala~thank you!!!!! Can't wait to see you Monday and collect a hug in person :).
Edie~thanks so much! I really like the title, too, which in no way guarantees it won't be changed--LOL. I'd originally given it to another book of mine that I'd started years ago (totally different plot, but also set in Europe)...but when I came up with this story idea, I realized I wasn't getting any closer to finishing that first novel, so I snitched its title to use here instead!
Hooray, hooray, hooray!!!!
Congratulations!! The story sounds great! My mom's been trying to get me to play mahjong with her and her Friday mahjong group, but I just haven't had the time.
Have a wonderful weekend! ((Hugs))
YAY!! Your news made my day. Cheers~
Yippee! Thanks, Pamela ;).
Robin~I know the sudoku stuff, but my mahjong knowledge is still pretty scant! My husband plays, though, and has promised me lessons. (I just think the tiles are really cute... :-)
Nancy, thank you!! I'm very excited and, you know, also finding new things to worry about--LOL.
Thanks to everybody who took time to comment here or send me email messages--you're all so wonderful! Hope you have a GREAT weekend!!
That is great news! I am happy for you and your explosion of success! Well deserved.
I am so, so excited, lady! I can't wait to eat chocolate on Monday.
Congratulations! What an amazing accomplishment and such excitement that you must be feeling right now. I purchased "According to Jane" at the airport a few months ago and devoured it. I know you will have great success with all your books if they are as good.
Congratulations! This is such good news! Oooooh squeeee for you :D xxx
Well done you! Of course the second time around will just be as wild and exiting!
Tonya~thank you! Although, I think the only "explosion" might be my waistline from all the chocolate I've been eating this year--LOL!
Eliza~can't wait to see you on Monday night, too!!! ;)
Emma~oh, thank you! And your comment made my day--I'm so glad you enjoyed Jane! YOUR novel, Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker, is one of my Jane Austen Challenge books!! I've so been looking forward to reading it :-).
Amethyst/Kate~thanks, sweetie!! {{Hug!}}
Middle Ditch/Monique~thank you so much! I'm trying to relax a little more this time around (ha! I'm not succeeding yet :), but I'm really thrilled by it...
Marilyn!! Congratulations! What a week! Copy edits and a new sale! And I love the title and the blurb!!!
Maria!!!! Thank you ;). This week was busy but great. I pretty much thought the stress was gonna do me in last month, though... Now it's just all about writing 300 more pages that (ideally and hopefully!) make sense--LOL. Have you turned your latest in??
Sounds exciting!!! :)
Bunny B~thank you!! I really hope readers will like it, too ;).
Congratulations!!!
Cindy, thank you!!! Hope this next week is a wonderful one for you ;).
Congratulations Marilyn! This is such wonderful news :)
Marilyn, this is soooo exciting! I really don't know how to say how happy I am for you!
xoxoxo
Silvia~thank you for letting me share it :). Hugs to you and Kirsten!
Vesper~thanks SO much! I don't know if I'm more excited or relieved at this point, but I'm incredibly appreciative of how supportive everyone here has been. I'm really lucky!
I'm a little late chiming in, but you know I am thrilled about this, Ms. Marilyn! I can't wait to read FRIDAY MORNINGS AT NINE...and now I've got THE GRAND EUROPEAN to look forward to as well. Couldn't have happened to a nicer person. And yay for happy things! :-)
Congratulations, Marilyn!! I'm so happy for you, and I can just imagine how exciting it was for you to hear the news. You deserve it!! I'm going to have a Twix in your honor right now. (Much easier to spell than Ghirardelli, but equally delicious!) ;)
Oh, Susan, thank you! Your supportiveness during the endlesssss waiting period was extraordinary. *mwah!*
Brett~LOL! I love how you think!! I can *definitely* spell Twix (!!) and I love those candy bars, too ;). Hope your week is marvelous.
Oh, Marilyn!!!!! I'm SO super happy for you. You are well on your way to the NY Times ;)
LOL! Thanks, L.A. I love fantasizing about the NYT :-).
Congratulations!
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