Hey, remember how I won a contest and submitted Twenty-Somewhere to a major publisher for their consideration?

Yeah, it’s okay if you don’t; it’s been a while. 90 days, in fact. And since that’s considered an acceptable waiting period before follow-up (according to publishing industry norms), I went ahead and emailed the editorial assistant today to check on the status of my manuscript. Not ten minutes later, I got a response. A pretty good response, I think.

(!!!!!)

(PS: that’s me freaking out.)

Basically they love the title, the characters, and the concept. However, they’re not as fond of the episodic format, and they’d like the ms to have a little more… punch. They want to know if I would be willing to revise. (OF COURSE I WOULD!) If so, they would like me to submit my revision ideas to discuss.

Friends, this is yet another “maybe” in the chain, and “maybe” is far, far sweeter than a “no.”

As a result of this exciting news, I will be spending the foreseeable future working out some new possibilities for Twenty-Somewhere. (Sorry, WIP, but you’re officially on hold. Hopefully just for a couple weeks? But hey, distance makes the heart grow fonder, right?) I’m also making another search for an agent, because holy cow I could really use that guidance and insight right now.

In the meantime, I’ve been relying on the advice of friends and family, and I’d like to take a moment to especially thank Therese Walsh (co-founder of Writer Unboxed) who has been SO gracious and helpful today, emailing me lots of support and advice. She’s a sweetheart and a fabulous writer, and I hope to be like her in both those ways. I can’t wait to be able to “pay it forward.” Thanks, Therese!

And thanks to all of y’all. Seriously, Twenty-Somewhere wouldn’t be anywhere without you. {group hug!}

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