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2/2/2016 4 Comments

2016: Best Year Yet

A new year, a new step in my writing journey. I now have an agent: the wonderful Essie White of Storm Literary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(I know it’s bad form to use so many exclamation marks, but I’m so excited I can’t help it).

The reason for my excitement is my life as a writer is different from how it was a short time ago.

​How different?
  1. ​I have a champion! – someone who’s not my Mum or my kids who says nice things about my work. I’ve discovered this is excellent for morale and productivity.
  2. ​I have more time to write because I don’t need to spend time researching publishers/agents, writing queries and submissions. (I know from experience if you want to do this well it takes time, and a scatter gun approach does not work).
  3. For the first time since I started writing I’m getting feedback from editors passed on from my agent. Wow – how awesome is that?! It’s so different from the big fat no-response I’m used to. It’s going to be hard when they don’t like my work, but it will help me grow as a writer.

As well as being knowledgeable about the children’s book market my agent is a great communicator and a lovely person, so I’m extra grateful for that. So far, she’s sent my book out to a raft of editors at top publishing houses – something I would never be able to do.

My fingers are crossed.

With all this positivity, I’m itching to get back into my writing. I only have to survive the last week of the school holidays first!
4 Comments
Christie Allred link
2/2/2016 04:41:38 am

Congratulations! I am currently searching for an agent and hope to be in your shoes some day :)

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KatieFurze link
2/2/2016 09:17:53 am

It can take a while, but in my experience it happens when you least expect it, and it's so exciting. Good luck!

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Diane link
1/10/2016 07:12:05 pm

Hi Katie, congrats on the agent. I am also hoping to land an agent. I also live in Auckland NZ

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Katie Furze
2/10/2016 10:32:44 am

Hi Diane, keep writing, and revising and it will happen. Just make sure it's the right agent. Best wishes!

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