The Pyrenees---Southern France

The Pyrenees---Southern France

Friday, October 14, 2011

Bluck-Bluck-Bluck-Bluck!

This book will go on sale in March, 2012.

     Yesterday I had an exciting phone call, but I tried to keep my hopes dampened down a bit. A story I had submitted a while ago made it to the "semi-finals" for a Chicken Soup for the Soul anthology. What an honor to make it that far, I figured. I had heard from several people--Linda O'Connell, for example--about how being "chosen" was sometimes a temporary high. Once the final selections are made, some stories get kicked to the curb.

     Why let the news spread like wildfire, if I'm only going to be disappointed later?  I rationalized. I've got time to savor my little scrap of success before the final cut is made.

      Today, I got another email. My story "No More Ditches" has made the final cut and will be in the collection Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Mothers and Daughters, due out in March of 2012.

      Yahoo!

        

13 comments:

  1. WOOT WOOT! Yeah for you! I'm so excited for you. Can't wait to read it when it comes out! Yippee!

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  2. Wooohooo!!!! Congratulations. Very excited for you.

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  3. Happy dancing here! Congratulations. Looks like a great cover, too!

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  4. Sioux,
    What wonderful news, and very well deserved. Congratulations, Woo Hoo, and Awesome!
    Donna

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  5. Lynn, Tammy, Reflections and Donna---

    Thanks. It's wonderful to know that all the blogging and writing and revising pays off...at least occasionally.

    Sioux

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  6. Congrats! I have put the tooters of the long horns on notice, so that they may blare your huzzahs from the rooftops upon the release.

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  7. Congratulations! That is wonderful, deserving news, Sioux.

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  8. Sioux,
    I recognize this 'high' :)
    I encourage you to pull down that C.S. menu and start writing for as many titles as you possibly can. I am not Catholic, but have a story in the Catholic Soul. I am so happy for you!

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  9. Val--Hooters? Why are you bringing in those waitresses with the tight t-shirts and the short shorts? What do those young girls have to do with Chicken Soup for the Soul? What does Hooters...What? Oh, TOOTERS...Never mind.

    Katie--Thanks.

    Linda--I did look at the menu last night, and have a few ideas.

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  10. Woo-hoo! Congratulations, Sioux! Another notch in your writing belt. I'll look forward to reading your story. :)

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  11. Congratulations! An awesome accomplishment with tremendous potential to get your name in front of many, many readers. Way to go!

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  12. Hey! New follower here, and I've awarded you the One Lovely Blog Award! Details are here. Congratulations!

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  13. Yay You! Congrats!! I need to go visit that site for some inspiration...; )

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