OMG

I FINISHED MY BOOK.

NOT KIDDING.

FINISHED!

FINISHED!

FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As in, the only thing left is revisions. Don't rain on my parade by telling me how extensive revisions can be, because I already know, but LISTEN TO ME I AM FINISHED FINISHED FINISHED FINISHED FINISHED.

This is the first book I have ever written of which I am truly proud. It's taken three years of work. I can't believe it's done! AAAAAH it's FINISHED!

Those Tricky Agents

If you're interested in this kind of thing, literary agent Nathan Bransford of Curtis Brown Ltd. made an excellent post yesterday about exclusive submissions to agents. He covers partials, fulls, normal terms of an exclusive agreement, how to get out of an exclusive agreement, and throws in some information about revisions to boot. Hmmm... this makes me feel as if I should finish my book already and net an agent. Time to go write!

Free Stuff!

Who likes free stuff? I know I do, especially if it's a smokin' hot YA book instead of something like a banana peel. Actually, I have a few mango peels in my garbage bin right now.

Come to think of it, it's time to take out the garbage.

Where was I? Oh, yes... if you, too, like free stuff that is actually worth something, head over to Author2Author and compose a beautiful (or slapdash) comment any day this week for a chance to win a free book. You're really in luck if you get there in the next few hours because today they're giving away Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart, who is one of the most amazingly hilarious YA authors on the face of the Earth.