I am stoked! STOKED! Did I mention the stoked part?
In case you haven’t heard, there is one heck of a fundraiser going on over at Do the Write Thing for Nashville Flood Relief. Last time I saw a tally, it was closing in at $9,000 and that was a few days ago… how wonderful and incredible to see the writing community come out in force like this. *warm fuzzies*
I had been busy bidding on this little gem:
Day 1 – Item 3: From Hannah Moskowitz, author of BREAK (Simon Pulse) and professional query-pusher two query critiques. She wants to make your query agent-ready, so that you can sub now. Or now. How about now?
Critiques go to two highest bidders.
I was checking the bidding hourly, and making sure I still had time. But then I forgot that my friend was turning… well, it was her birthday that night and she was throwing herself a PROM! Yes, my husband donned a tux and I wore pantyhose. And so I had to go. I made one last bid and crossed all of my fingers. And then I lost. (boo!)
Only the fabulousness continued when she threw in a twist and made it available to the top FOUR bidders. And then I won. (yay!)
Hannah and I have been emailing now, we go way back (to last night). And now she has her eyes on my query! Once upon a time I had no idea how important a query letter was, and now… well there is only one word, say it with me:
SQUEEEEE!!
awesome!!!
First of all–new follower! *waves*
Second–congrats! Getting professional feedback on your query is priceless, so I have no doubt she will work wonders for your letter and you’ll be fighting off agents in no time!
Way to help a great cause. I love connecting with fellow writers so I look forward to getting to know you through your posts (though I’ll confess now–sometimes I blog hop at work, which means I lurk more than I comment. Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I’m not there) :)
Totally awesome! I’ve been outbid on everything so far. But yay for you!
Good for you! Congrats on the win :)
CONGRATS!! I hope you get your query in tip-top shape and snag that agent!
Thanks guys! Now to get the MS in order! ;O
Congrats! You did a great thing and got a great thing in return!
I love this Do the Write Thing for Nashville. It’s wonderful to see all of these generous agents and writers offering something to the cause.