i can has contract

[jmward14]

 Wheeeee!
"Hero Material", the short story several folks on the f-list critiqued in late March, has been accepted for an anthology scheduled to be published this August.  I still don't quite believe it, but I've got the contract and the check (fastest evah!) to prove it.  Just one more reason to look forward to DragonCon.  :D
We will now return you to your regularly scheduled blog.  But I'll be back Thursday with 13 pics from RavenCon.  Didn't plan to make a T13 out of it, but that's the way it wants to go.
Cheers and big, big grins,
Jean Marie

Comments

[pds-lit.livejournal.com]

Way to go JM! Jumping up and down in NJ.

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Thanks {{{{{pds_lit}}}}}. I've been doing a lot of jumping around here too. Gotta stop, though. I'm scaring the cat. :D
A little while back, realthog mentioned a possible trip in this direction. Is it still on the boards?
Hugs and smiles,
Jean Marie

[scatteredlogic.livejournal.com]

Whoo hoo! ~tosses confetti~ That's wonderful news!

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Thanks {{{{{scatteredlogic}}}}}! The confetti is all sparkly too. :D Hugs and smiles, Jean Marie

[quietselkie.livejournal.com]

AND a check? *is amaaaayzed*

Congrats!

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Me too. Even when I was freelancing for newspapers, I had to wait for the next accounting cycle to get paid. Heck, even I didn't pay that fast. I wanted a signed contract in hand. Of course, I've known the book packager for years, and I accepted the terms before he accepted the story. But I'm still shocked. Shocked in a great way, but shocked.
Hugs and smiles,
Jean Marie

[klgrem.livejournal.com]

Nice. :) Congratulations!

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Thanks {{{{{klgrem}}}}}! :D You caught my mood exactly. Big hugs and smiles, Jean Marie

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Congrats, JM!

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Thanks {{{{{realthog}}}}}! I haven't been this giddy since you offered me the contract for Illumina. That's still the yardstick by which I judge my ceiling bounces. Hugs and smiles, Jean Marie

[annecain.livejournal.com]

Gotta congratulate you again here, darlin'! *high-fives and happy dances*

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Thanks {{{{Anne}}}}! Three nights since I opened the envelope, and I'm still grinning from ear to ear. Big hugs and smiles, Jean Marie

[hutch0.livejournal.com]

YAAY! Many congrats and Big Hugs! *does Happy Dance. Puts back out*

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

*hands hutch0 8-hour heating patch*
Pacing. Pacing. It's all about the pacing. :D
Thanks {{{{{hutch0}}}}}!
Big hugs,
Jean Marie