Monday, October 8, 2012

I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!


You know how it is when something happens to someone you care about that is so awesome you think you might explode? Yeah, it's like that. Because you see, my writing bestie / critique partner Jessie Humphries just got an agent!

And not just any agent-- her #1 choice!

It was incredibly inspiring to watch the whole thing transpire over the past few months. Jessie put in so much hard work, listened to so many critiques, tried things to see if they'd work, changed them if they didn't, and worked until her manuscript was so shiny I could practically see it glow from here! (Which is pretty impressive, since we live in different states.)

So head on over to Jessie Humphries... B-Word to congratulate her! The girl definitely deserves it. :)



Photo credit: By AJ (Open clip page), via Wikimedia Commons

35 comments:

Donna K. Weaver said...

*heading over*

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy said...

That is neat! I'll go and take a look. I've enjoyed catching up here today, Peggy. If you have a minute, please stop by and sign up for my Cozy Mystery Give-a-Way.

Kathy M.

Natalie Aguirre said...

So very excited for Jessie! I just saw her great news.

Laura S. said...

Yay for Jessie!!!

David P. King said...

I just did. I'm totally bursting with excitement for her right now! :)

Kristine said...

Congrats Jessie!

Janet Johnson said...

Very excited for her! :) And having met Sarah Davies a couple of times, she is amazing! So cool. :)

Angela Cothran said...

She called me and gave me a heads up on Saturday night! I'm so excited for her!!!

Jolene Perry said...

I already did congratulate her :-)

I think both you and her are such good examples of people who really did the research and really put the work in, and look where it's gotten you :-D Way exciting stuff!

Suzanne Furness said...

Congrats Jessie :)

Carrie Butler said...

I'm SO happy for Jessie! She totally deserves this. :D

writing and living by Richard P Hughes said...

Being happy for someone else and their success is true altruism.

Elana Johnson said...

Taffy told me and I went right to Jessie's blog. So excited for her!!

Bish Denham said...

How exciting for her! May the good times keep on rolling.

Mart Ramirez said...

That's so awesome. Heading on over there. Super congrats!

M Pax said...

Awesome for Jessie. I wish her the best.

Donna Nolan said...

Congrats, Jessie!

Angela Brown said...

Stopped by her blog and shared my Congrats. It is rather nice when you can share good news about someone you care for :-) Thank you for sharing this, Peggy.

Kelly Polark said...

Congrats to Jessie!!

Nicole said...

Heading over to give Jessie a huge congrats!

Golden Eagle said...

Just headed over to congratulate her. :) It's great news!

Jessie Humphries said...

I have already said this in private, but I must say it again in public: I owe so much of this to you and your genius brain! I feel certain I wouldn't be in this amazing position without you. Thank you!!!

Mara Rae said...

So excited for Jessie! I've been expecting to read this post for a while now, and I couldn't be happier for her. She totally deserves it :)

SF said...

Wow, an agent AND it was her top choice? That's awesome! She must have done a great job of researching if she knew they would be a good fit--on top of all the crazy-good work she must have done to get that far. :)

Emily R. King said...

I am thrilled for Jessie. I'm so glad she didn't give up. Her book is amazing, and I'm so happy that she got the agent she most wanted. Squeals all around!

Annalisa Crawford said...

Great news for Jessie!

Trisha said...

Awesome news for Jessie! Going to check out her blog now :)

Jennie Bennett said...

*Throws confetti* Party time! Well deserved!

Tara Tyler said...

aww! how awesome is that!!

Elizabeth Seckman said...

Way to go Jessie!!!! This happy dance is for you. :)

Livia Peterson said...

*throws confetti* Congratulations! Yep, it's well deserved! :)

Rachelle Christensen said...

So glad you shared this. I'm so excited for Jessie!

Anonymous said...

CONGRATS to Jessie!

Lydia Kang said...

That is so awesome! Congrats to Jessie!

Patti said...

I rarely stop mostly because my curiosity is just too much, but I have stopped after just two chapters, because I'm not into the book and haven't invested too much time with it. Congrats to Jessie that's awesome for her.