I've waited 110 days to tell you this.

[mer]

But my agent sold my book.

And two more.

Yep, a three-book deal... to HarperCollins Children's.

Back on December 10th, I might add, and I've been writhing with impatience for months now, but the contracts came today, and I mailed them off, and Caitlin said I can tell you all.

You know how people post those "I have a secret and I can't tell you?" entries? I couldn't do it. The whole time, I knew if I did it, it would end in disaster. So I wrote all my impatience into entries that I stuck in a text file. When I get home, I will post them. And you can marvel at my writhing. Because it was mighty.

Comments

[cathshaffer.livejournal.com]

Hooray! I am very much looking forward to the writhing.

[gregvaneekhout.livejournal.com]

Big, huge, towering piles of congratulations!!!!!

[rachel-swirsky.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS!

[apis-mellifera.livejournal.com]

This is AWESOME! Go you!

[kvtaylor.livejournal.com]

!!!!! God, that must've been so hard. But-- yay!

[albogdan.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Merrie!

[greykev.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!!!

[daveamongus.livejournal.com]

WoooooooO!!!

[shawnalenore.livejournal.com]

OMG! That's fantastic! I commend you on being able to keep all of that a secret for so long. I can't wait to hear more!

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[retrobabble.livejournal.com]

Hooray! Congrats! (Totally know what you mean by the secret thing.)

[merriehaskell.livejournal.com]

(has suspected you may be writhing for some time now, and can't wait to see the results)

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

I can't even imagine how hard it was keeping that secret. But YAY! for you - and yay for me too, because I'll be able to buy and read those books!

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

*applauds*

[desert-sparrow.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!! Very happy you're finally able to share the news so we can all celebrate with you :-)

[lonfiction.livejournal.com]

This is AWESOME!!!! Way to go, Mer!

[laurelar.livejournal.com]

You said something in your end of year review, I assume now about this, but I thought you were hinting that you were pregnant. :)

Amazing! Three books!! Congrats!

[merriehaskell.livejournal.com]

You are not the first to assume my publishing news was some other kind of news. It's a little bit similar, in terms of the WAITING and the expectation and stuff...

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

Mondo congratulations! (And thanks for not teasing us 110 days ago. :) )

[cathschaffstump.livejournal.com]

Steve sent me over to tell you congrats!

What an awesome deal.

Catherine

[behindpyramids.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, congrats congrats congrats! Does this mean I finally get to read entire thing of the fabulous excerpt you posted? I'm so so psyched for you!

[merriehaskell.livejournal.com]

Yah, it does! Though, semi-hilariously, I don't even think that bit is in the book anymore.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_earthshine_/]

**HAPPYDANCE**

...and THREE books... rock the hell on!!!! You're officially my hero.

BTW ... i've put some thought into music for the podcast. If you're still interested, please drop me an email.

[melindadansky.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[alexandralynch.livejournal.com]

Appplause! Yay for you!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Merrie; that's just terrific. Your short stories are all awesome, and what you've said about your novels makes me believe that they'll be awesome too! It's going to be a pleasure to read your books--lots of readers are going to be very, very happy that HarperCollins made this decision. Way to go!

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

Woooooooooo Merrie! That is the best news I've heard in a month of Sundays. *g*

Yay!