3 S.R. Johannes: So what's new you ask?????

Thursday, May 28, 2009

So what's new you ask?????

O.K I can't hold it in any longer.

Without going into any details, I have something to share.....




Just a little news... (why do you think I have been so quiet the last 2 weeks!!)




Ready?...









You sure?...









I have an agent!


A fabulous, amazing, top, wonderful, lovely, brilliant agent with an amazing agency.

*Breathe*

I can't say WHO or HOW or WHAT yet but I just had to share the news. I need to wait until it the formal agreement is accepted on both sides. Hopefully I can tell the whole story next week ;)

But it's official, I have an agent.

I will say that over the last 2 weeks (like all of a sudden out of the blue) , I got amazing, wonderful offers from some brilliant agents. Yesterday, I finally chose one...after many sleepless nights, 12,000 "Oh My Gods", 5,000 "Holy Shits!" (yikes sorry for the explicative) , 6,000 pinches to myself , 50 phone calls to family & friends (twice!), and 9,000 tears of joy.

Oh My God!

Holy Shit! (oops I did it again - damn you Britney Spears!)

*Pinch*

*Sniff*

Can you believe it?

I have an agent.

Wow!

I'll share more next week.

YAY!

Oh yeah, did I mention I have an agent?

O.K. I'm going to go cry again now.

49 comments:

Eric said...

Wooohoooo!!! Yes, you deserve the multiple exclamation marks. Congratulations. I'm so happy for you. Just make sure you let us know when to look for your work in publication. :) Hey, if you're interested (and able to), how about doing a guest piece on my blog about getting an agent, prepping your work for publication, and getting published? I realize this is getting way ahead of things yet, but if you're up for it later, I'd be honored.

Danyelle L. said...

Congratulations! Keep us posted. :D

Kelly H-Y said...

WOW ... that's AWESOME!!!!! A big CONGRATULATIONS to you!!!!!!!

JESSJORDAN said...

Congratulations!! A big and hearty woooooot to you :D

lisa and laura said...

Oh my gosh! Congratulations! Can't wait to hear everything!

Anonymous said...

That is soooo exciting. I'm doing the happy dance with you right now!!!!!

Whoo-Hoooooooooooo!!!!!!

Irene Latham said...

WOOOHOOOOOO!!!! SO happy for you!!!!

Marty said...

OMG - Holy S... - Congratulations!

Michelle D. Argyle said...

That is truly wonderful news! Congratulations on this new journey ahead. :)

Kimberly Derting said...

OMG, Shelli, that's freakin' awesome!!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!! BEST. FEELING. EVER!!!!!! Except, of course, the moment you sale your book...which is just around the corner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (see? the exclamation points don't lie!)

Kelly Polark said...

Yay! That.Is.Awesome! Congrats, Shelli!

Casey Something said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I knew it was only a matter of time.

Yay!!!!!

Unknown said...

WOW!!!

YAY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew you could! I'm so very very happy for you!!!!!

Cindy R. Wilson said...

Congratulations, that is wonderful news! I am looking forward to hearing the whole story.

Stephanie J. Blake said...

WOOT! I'm so happy for you! Can't wait to hear all the details.

SundaySoup said...

Congratulations. I went through multiple offers (TWICE), and I feel for ya, baby! Great job and I can hardly wait to hear who this mysterious agent is!

cheers,
Joelle
http://www.joelleanthony.com

PJ Hoover said...

Whoo hoo! This is fantastic news! I'm so happy for you!

Tess said...

Hip Hip Hurray!!!

*raises a glass in your honor*

Anonymous said...

OMIGOSH!!!! How have you kept this secret!? This is HUGE! So, so, so happy for you. Can't wait for the scoop :)

Kimberly Derting said...

I got overly excited: that was "sell", not "sale", your book...duh!

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

Woo-hoo!!! Definitely a champagne and chocolate night! Feeling ecstatic for you. And not only did you have one suitor but three. How cool is that? I've been enjoying your site since I stumbled across it a month ago, and now I'll be looking for that big book release. Cheers. :-D

Heidi Willis said...

woo hoo!! yay for you!! that's awesome!

I can't wait to hear about it!

Shelli (srjohannes) said...

Eric - Love to! wow my first request *sniff* Thanks for the confidence!

Shelli (srjohannes) said...

Everyone - Thank you so much for your happy woots and virtual toasts! It really means alot to me. No one gets how exciting this is except for all of you fab writers going along this journey too. ;)

Shelli (srjohannes) said...

Kimberly - thx for the !!!!!!!!!! You going to LA - I am definately going now baby!

becca - it was so hard but I didnt want to jinx it. I am waiting to reveal details until things are official - just in case this is all a bitg joke and Candid Camera is following.

Vivian Mahoney said...

Wahoo!!!! Congratulations, Shelli--may this be the start of good news for a wonderful career.

Kimberly Derting said...

I keep going back and forth about LA...first I said no, and now I'm leaning toward going. I'll keep you posted because we would SO need to meet up!

Suzanne Young said...

Congratulations!!!!!!!! ;-)

holly cupala said...

Yay, yay, yay! I'm so thrilled for you, Shelli! Awesome news!

Katie Anderson said...

aahhhhh...... Congrats!

Traci said...

YAY!! So many people are getting agents lately! Very promising indeed! ;-)

Mim said...

That's awesome! congratulations!

C.R. Evers said...

YaY!!!! Congratulations Shelli! And how wonderful that you were able pick! You lucky girl you! ;0) I'm doing a happy dance for you *\o/* Yay!

(are you able to tell us who it is?)

Corey Schwartz said...

Congrats! I am not at all surprised! I knew you'd get grabbed up! Can't wait to find out who it is! (is that too many exclamations for the unagented to use? :)

Tabitha said...

That's great!!! Woohoo!! *happy dance* Congrats, and I'm looking forward to all the gory details next week. :)

Shelli (srjohannes) said...

hey guys - I will absolutely share my journey/agent story next week once I get the thumbs up from Agent Double OH Fabulous! and yes I will release the name and agency. is it supposed to be a secret?

Kimbra Kasch said...

Yipee!!! I'm so happy for you. You deserve it. You've worked for this. Now it's time to celebrate.

Sherrie Petersen said...

Congratulations! Can't wait to hear the full story!

JKB said...

Congratulations to you!!!!!!!!

It's a great feeling, isn't it?

Kimberley Griffiths Little said...

Shelli, this is FANTASTIC!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! It's such a wonderful, exhilarating relief, isn't it? Very, very happy for you!

Anonymous said...

Congrats on your great news! I can't wait to hear more. Here's to a quick sale!

Jessie Oliveros said...

Congratulations!! This is always such good news to hear from fellow writers. And more than one offer at once? How did you choose? You have to blog all of the details.

Anonymous said...

CONGRATULATIONS, SHELLI! I expected this any minute!!!! I'm so thrilled for you! So, So thrilled! And cannot wait for the details! How many offers did you get, girl!?

Anonymous said...

Just a matter of time!
Congrats. Your tween readers will love the expletives...
~Lindsey

PurpleClover said...

Wow. I can't wait to hear the story!!!! How exciting! I knew you would do it though after reading your WIP on Amazon.

Congrats!!!!!!!!

CJ Omololu said...

I'm so excited for you!!!! YAY!!!!!

Vicky Alvear Shecter said...

Well deserved! Can't wait to hear about the process!

Christy Raedeke said...

Yay yay yay!!! I can't wait to hear all the details! We'll definitely have to rasie a glass to this in LA!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Mindi Scott said...

Yay! That is so awesome! I'm very looking forward to finding out more details.

Also, I like the expletives. That's just the kind of girl I am. ;-)

-Mindi Scott