tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786399562888821503.post5694782865918357323..comments2023-04-16T06:27:18.807-07:00Comments on Angelic Muse: Fairy tales do come true--it could happen to you . . .Angelica R. Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786399562888821503.post-19801428937472205792010-10-24T08:38:41.622-07:002010-10-24T08:38:41.622-07:00I was just in The Bookery in Placerville yesterday...I was just in The Bookery in Placerville yesterday (our local warren of used books) and there was a girl looking for a book for a school assignment: historical and at least 100 pages. I so wanted to pipe up and say, "Can you wait a year or more until this really great book finds a publisher and hits the bookstores?" They handed her Patty Reed's Doll--which is another great Donner Party book for kids!Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786399562888821503.post-14301372236245558862010-10-24T08:31:40.731-07:002010-10-24T08:31:40.731-07:00Yay! So happy for Nancy! She's clearly worked ...Yay! So happy for Nancy! She's clearly worked SO hard for this. Thank you for giving her the heads up (or nagging, whatever you had to do!) about the contest. <br /><br />I love success stories, how-I-got-my-agent stories, and the like. They always cheer me up about my own querying adventures. :)<br /><br />p.s. Nancy's story got me polishing my own one-sentence pitch, even though I'm not eligible for OA's contests. Like she said, you never know when you'll need one.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786399562888821503.post-57695047682512097862010-10-24T07:04:42.748-07:002010-10-24T07:04:42.748-07:00That's fantastic, I love hearing stories like ...That's fantastic, I love hearing stories like this! A girl can daydream, after all!Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786399562888821503.post-53982288190937437962010-10-24T06:55:57.255-07:002010-10-24T06:55:57.255-07:00I love this story! :DI love this story! :DMariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16383960692054256957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786399562888821503.post-53403120067638034272010-10-23T22:31:59.117-07:002010-10-23T22:31:59.117-07:00Wow! That's awesome! Congrats to Nancy!Wow! That's awesome! Congrats to Nancy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089845691023125664noreply@blogger.com