Comments on: My First Sale by Douglas Carlton Abrams, A Dream Come True, After So Many Sleepless Nights

By: EC Sheedy

EC Sheedy — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:49:25 +0000

Loved this first-sale story–almost as much as I love the title of your book. Lost Diaries . . . oh, this is a buy for me!

May you sell gazillions.

By: Annie Solomon

Annie Solomon — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:01:16 +0000

Great story. Especially acting out scenes from the novel. Would LOVE to find some willing folks to do that with my stuff. Anyone want to play a dead body?

By: Lucinda Betts

Lucinda Betts — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:51:27 +0000

Am I the only one not hating the idea of seeing that man in tights?

By: SonomaLass

SonomaLass — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:50:12 +0000

Wow, a moving story. And from how well you write this, I know I’m going to want to move Don Juan up higher on my TBR list!

On behalf of English teachers everywhere, I’m sorry that anyone in our line of work EVER said such a discouraging thing to you. Thanks for saying “used to say stuff like that.” No one I respect in the profession today is every anything but thrilled to hear that a student actually aspires to write.

By: Janine

Janine — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:17:16 +0000

Beautiful story! Thanks so much!

By: Jessa Slade

Jessa Slade — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:10:38 +0000

men were not meant to wear tights

An excellent lesson on what it takes to finally get published: Gird your loins and do whatEVER it takes! Thanks for the wonderful story.

By: Maya

Maya — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:19:17 +0000

How I love this story! Especially the part about ‘What would Don Juan do?’ I feel pretty safe in specualting that fencing in tights will never again be a response to The Call. Congrats.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:37:33 +0000

Done! Thanks, Jessica.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:19:43 +0000

You may want to fix the name (typo) in the header to Abrams.

By: Patty H.

Patty H. — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:01:21 +0000

You’ve brought tears to my eyes twice. First, because I’m unpublished with hopes of being otherwise and second, because I have a seven year old daughter with dyslexia. She loves storytelling and writing (with my help), but reading for her is torture.

Congratulations on your success. You give us hope.

By: Gennita Low

Gennita Low — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:57:42 +0000

Thank you for sharing your great story. Our journeys are the same, yet so different, and I’m so inspired by your experience. Congrats on all the success!

By: Kathryn Smith

Kathryn Smith — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:36:38 +0000

Wow, your first sale story is much cooler than mine! lol. What a fabulous ride for you! Congrats on having your hard work and love of writing pay off in such a huge way.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:17:57 +0000

And then there I was, looking out at a room full of publishers from around the world, all expressing their gratitude for the book that I had given them and their readers. I could not believe that I was awake. But it was not a dream.

Wow, that must have been a kick-ass experience.