tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post114007029509298081..comments2023-08-12T02:33:29.988-05:00Comments on 2 B Read: The CallSylvia Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489243230694413409noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1140468312613881212006-02-20T15:45:00.000-05:002006-02-20T15:45:00.000-05:00Okay, climbing out of deadline mode -- before the ...Okay, climbing out of deadline mode -- before the edited mss show up -- I'm probably too late answering this, but the day I received THE CALL back in 1982, I was in the midst of making the Joy of Cooking brownies (best in the Universe) for a party my kid was having that night. Since they're tough if you stop anywhere along the way, I kept mixing and blending, and saying yes, yes, yes, to JoAnn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1140276170233452142006-02-18T10:22:00.000-05:002006-02-18T10:22:00.000-05:00Congratulations on your sale, Terry! That's such ...Congratulations on your sale, Terry! That's such a thrill.<BR/><BR/>My first call was the most exciting -- a three-way conversation between my agent, an editor and myself - that took place at a writers' conference I was attending. My critique partners were there with me in the hotel room, and that made it even more special. And of course, my c.p.s blabbed to everyone at the conference, so the Colleen Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398127184158098008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1140216554476727402006-02-17T17:49:00.000-05:002006-02-17T17:49:00.000-05:00I have yet to get a call. My first two contracts c...I have yet to get a call. My first two contracts came in other ways. The first was announced in front of a crowded room at a conference when the editor who judged the contest said she wanted to "talk contract" with all of the authors who had placed. I was walking back to my seat after receiving my First place certificate. Fortunately I was within grabbing distance of my chair when she spoke thoseTeresa Bodwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879370271292336388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1140160205053493452006-02-17T02:10:00.000-05:002006-02-17T02:10:00.000-05:00Terry - My first CALL came with me in bed recupe...Terry -<BR/><BR/> My first CALL came with me in bed recuperating from a fractured spine. When the editor called, my first thought was that she was being nice to reject me personally! LOL! I screamed so loudly that the just-arriving physical therapist thought I'd reinjured my back....needless to say, she didn't stay for a session because I had too many friends to call about THE CALL!<BR/><BR/> Terri Brisbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866839874585980451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1140127355255639152006-02-16T17:02:00.000-05:002006-02-16T17:02:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure I sounded like an idiot when I got...I'm pretty sure I sounded like an idiot when I got the call--I'd been up all night the night before and was talking on about 3 hours sleep. <BR/><BR/>That year, I went to a "pink ribbon" breakfast at RWA National, and discovered that every single one of us could remember the date, the time and what we were doing when we got the call. It's that life-changing.Gail Daytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799083467910831241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1140116913422643252006-02-16T14:08:00.000-05:002006-02-16T14:08:00.000-05:00Wouldn't that be interesting, to hear from editors...Wouldn't that be interesting, to hear from editors about what they think when making the call? I imagine there must be some of the same excitement and anticipation -- they've found this great book or idea and want to see it in print for others to read. <BR/><BR/>And, yes, I do feel I'm living my dream! Now to the revision part to make the dream a reality.Tessa McDermidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370248836658261192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1140113059738143122006-02-16T13:04:00.000-05:002006-02-16T13:04:00.000-05:00I got my first call about 25 years ago and can sti...I got my first call about 25 years ago and can still remember the sheer thrill of it. I was nervous as anything talking to my editor (Star Helmer - does anyone remember her?)and must have come off sounding like a real jerk. But she was a sweetheart who made the experience wonderful for me. The 2nd call also came from Star. Every call thereafter came from my agent, and while I was elated, the Nancy Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947358450252385401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1140105960766070702006-02-16T11:06:00.000-05:002006-02-16T11:06:00.000-05:00Terry--great story. It gave me shivers reading it...Terry--great story. It gave me shivers reading it! Do you think editors are excited when they make the Call?<BR/><BR/>I sold my first book, The Naked Duke, without submitting it, so the Call was especially surprising. I'd entered it in the Golden Heart. One of the editors/final round judges liked it and got my contact info from RWA. I came home from the dentist to find her message on my Sally MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166303880685146915noreply@blogger.com