SUZIE SOLD MY BOOKS!!!!

I’ve been dying to spill this news. DYING, I tell you! At long last, I’m allowed. Publisher’s Marketplace had this wonderful  little announcement in it this morning.

Nikki Loftin’s debut novel THE SINISTER SWEETNESS OF SPLENDID ACADEMY, pitched as Coraline meets Hansel and Gretel, about a young girl whose seemingly delightful new school hides frightening secrets, to Laura Arnold at Razorbill, in a two-book deal, for publication in Summer 2012, by Suzie Townsend at Fineprint Literary Management (World).

Oh, I’m going to have a TON of stories to tell about this process — The contracts have been signed for months, I’ve already had my editing letter, finished the first revision, have it ready to send back to Laura in a few days… I went to New York and MET her!! (She is a DOLL!) Oh, lots of stories. But for today, just this: Thank you Suzie Townsend, for making this happen for me.

And thank you, Writer Friends, for everything.

Posted in Children's Fiction, People I Love on 05/02/2011 02:44 pm

30 Comments

  1. SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! Can’t wait for my signed copy, darlin!

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  2. Nikki!!!!!!! I’m so thrilled you can squee your news to the world! Love, love, love the creepy new title, too!

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  3. This is fabulous news!!! I’m so happy for you! Suzi is awesome. 🙂

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  4. Congratulations! It’s always nice to hear news like this!

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  5. Yay! Finally the public display of affection can commence! A million congrats, Nikki. Go shout it from the rooftop, tell the cashier at HEB, the nail technician, the waiter at lunch… LOL

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  6. Hooray! Hooray! I’m so thrilled for you, your agent, your publisher and all of your many, many fans in waiting! Color me first in line!

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  7. YAAAAAAAY!!! What fantastic news! 🙂

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  8. Nikki, such wonderful news, and the title begs for great cover art and many, many fans before they ever even crack the cover-can’t wait to read it!

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  9. So thrilled. Another well-kept secret and one we can SHOUT to the rooftops about from now until the release. Congrats, congrats to an author who has pluck, determination and oodles and oodles of talent.

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  10. Yay, Nikki! I am so excited for you!!!!!

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  11. Wonderful! So happy for you! How are you going to celebrate?

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  12. So happy for you, Nikki. Congratulations.

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  13. Woo double hoo!!!!!! Hot diggity dog!!! Yippee skippee!!!! Yee haw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    In short, I’m thrilled for you. Congratualtions, love!

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  14. Congrats, Nikki — it’s crazy that you had to wait so long to share!

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  15. WOO to the HOO to the NIKKI!

    So happy for you.

    And “Gingerbread” is awesome.

    Can’t wait to see it scaring the pants off innocent young children soon (mine among them).

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  16. YAY!!! Congrats, Nikki! Can’t wait to read both books!

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  17. Darcy Friedmann

    Congratulations Nikki!!! What exciting news. And to think we knew you when….

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  18. Nikki Loftin

    Thank you all so much! I can’t wait to share the Real Thing with you… have to wait until next summer, though! I’m actually getting good at this waiting thing. 😉 I hope you will all buy copies for any young, impressionable, easily frightened children in your lives. Or even for the other kind. LOL I’ll let you know when the party is.

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  19. Two books?! So exciting! 😀
    I love the title and can’t wait to read!
    Congratulations!

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  20. Anne Bustard

    Fantastic news, Nikki! Congratulations!

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  21. Oh Yahoo-ski!
    Huge Congratulations.
    Popping open the cyber champagne.

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  22. I’m easily frightened. I can’t wait to read it!
    Horray! So very thrilled for you! This is wonderful news!

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  23. So happy for you, Nikki! I scare easily, but I knew you had written something scary, so I’ve been reading scary stuff to toughen up. (I just finished a MG that left me staring at the ceiling at bedtime because I was afraid to close my eyes.) Can’t wait!

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  24. I’m beyond thrilled for you, Nikki!
    Sounds fabulous, can’t wait to read it 🙂

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  25. Raise the roof!!! Many congratulations. Looking forward to following the process. And then seeing your book in the stores. And then getting you to autograph my copy!

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  26. Ecstatic for you! So much to celebrate. Cheers to a great present and future in publishing!

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  27. Wonderful news,Congratulations!! So happy for you, Nikki!! Can’t wait to read it!!

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  28. Nikki Loftin

    Thank you so much, everyone, for your enthusiasm and support! Signed copies for you all! 😉

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  29. Congratulations! I’ve heard great things about your writing!

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