Remember a few months ago where I mentioned a picture book that had been through umpteen revisions? And then where I mentioned that Smart, Savvy Agent loved the revision and had pushed my little Surfer Chick out into the wide, wide sea of submission-dom? Well. . .
Totally Awesome Editor Chick loved it! And bought it!
SURFER CHICK, a totally rad picture book in rhyme about one little chick’s trials and triumphs in learning to hang ten, will be published by Harcourt!
I’m psyched! And stoked! And totally amped, dudes and dudettes. Sah-weeeeeeeet!
Kristy Dempsey 
Dude!
That is totally gnarley!
Woooooohooooooo!
Ahem…that’s dudETTE to you, baby. 🙂 Thanks!
Hurray!!!!! Fantastic news!!!
Thanks! I love your avatar. Is that a gate? A fence? A screen?
It’s a wrought-iron gate in Charleston, SC. (The WIP I’m shopping takes place there.)
Ahhh, no wonder I like it. I’m from South Carolina!
I grew up in Arkansas, but our family spent a couple years in Charleston not long ago. I still have moments of strong homesickness–I really liked it!
Woohoo, chicks rule! So happy for you, and so happy for your future readers (including me). 🙂
Aww, thanks you silly chick, you!
Congrats!
Thanks!
Wow, you!!! You put a big smile on my face. Congratulations, you very prolific author!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prolific? I don’t know about that. I’m done for. I got nothing. I’m slogging my way through a chapter book that morphed into an mg right now and wanting to abandon it for all the more fun ideas that keep popping into my head.
Totally kewl, Kristy! CON-HANGIN’-TEN-U-LATIONS!
🙂 You rock! Thanks!
Doin’ the happy dance!!!
I’m happy for you (us)!!! Just remember when you’re rich and famous, I’m your mother :). I love your choice of music…very appropriate. Love you, Mom
Re: Doin’ the happy dance!!!
Rich and famous might have to wait for my second career as a country music writer. But you’ll always be my mother. And I’m glad. 🙂
Congratulations. What a great concept and title. And what a great feeling.
Thanks! It is a great feeling! And then I open WORD and realize I gotta get back to work!
Which in itself is a great feeling and a great privilege…when I recognize it!
DUuuuudeetttte!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!
🙂
Thanks! I’m getting all slap happy on this surfer lingo!
Re: Like SO Totally IT!
Thanks, Tracie. Everytime I read “this is your year” I read it as “this is OUR year.” And we’ve had so much good news around here lately, and everyone is getting so much accomplished, I think it is OUR year!
YAY YOU!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!
Thanks, YOU!
Whoaaaaaaaaaa-dudette! That’s awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks! 🙂 I’m a little giddy. Makes me want to go catch some waves!
Whoaaaaaaaaaa-dudette! That’s awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Melissa!
YAY!!!! Fabulous news–I’m hoping I’m using the right kind of ‘chick’ in my icon. ;>
Yep,it’s definitely a chicken in the story…though not a rubber one. 🙂
It was the only poultry related icon I had–I’m sure yours will look much cuter on a surfboard! ;>
Yep,it’s definitely a chicken in the story…though not a rubber one. 🙂
Awesome, writer chick!
I remember that little surfer…. Glad she found a home.
Thanks to a lot of help from a lot of friends…you included!
Great News!
I love your current musical selection and that your location clicks to a google map. Yeah, I admit, I clicked. Oh, so that’s where you are.(*she says, really having no idea*). Do they surf in Brazil? I thought it was more popular to just relax at the beach and looked gorgeous.
They totally surf in Brazil, duuuude. Oh AND relax on the beach and look gorgeous. They’ve got it all!
Hurray, Kristy!
I’ve never surfed, but my sister does. Sounds like a terrific book!!
Thanks, Mo.
COWABUNGA!!!
CONGRATULATIONS, DUDETTE!
Re: COWABUNGA!!!
Oh, my little dudette got a crown. I can’t wait for her to try it on!
That’s like totally radical news, Kristy. Wa-Hoooooo! Congratulations.
Andria
Thanks, Andi…I need me some of those glasses.
Soooo Excited for you.
Congratulations.
Re: Soooo Excited for you.
Thanks, Anna. I’m excited too!
Gnarly news!!!
Congratulations!
Mmmm, I could use one of those oranges. And that beach!
C’mon over; the water’s fine! I don’t have oranges on my trees just yet, but the citrus blossoms smell heavenly.
Gnarly news!!!
Congratulations!
Such good news!!! Major, major congrats 🙂
Thank you!
OMG, Kristy!!!!!!!!!!!
I totally wish that *SQUEE* wasn’t already taken, because that’s SOOOO what I wanted to say!
Congratulations!
Squeeee away! I am.
SWEET!!! Congratulations are in order, for sure.
Thanks, Jon. I think all the stuff you put on your head went a long way at reducing suck levels and spilled over into my world!
You know…that makes me happy. It really does. It’s a wonder we don’t do that kind of stuff more often, if nothing but to spill over into others’ worlds a little more. Anyways, best of all possible congratulations!
YOWZER!!!!!
Happy feet dancing, wheeling and squealing for YOU GURL!!!! WOOOHOOO, Kristy! I’m so happy and the premise is totally, like awesome, rad and I can just SEE the illustrations without having read it!!! Did I say WOOOOHOOOO TO YOU?!!!!!
Re: YOWZER!!!!!
Thanks, Agy! I think the illustrations are gonna rock! I can’t wait!
WOW!
Oh Kristy, this is awesome, awesome news! I’m so happy for you. Sorry for being MIA for so long but this is a great way to get back in the swing of it all. Yippee! Chocolate’s on me.
Re: WOW!
Yay! Chocolate. I’m glad you’re back.
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
That sounds like *such* a cute story!!
Thanks! It’s a very hard-earned, many times revised story that finally found its voice.
AWESOME!!!!!!! WOOT and MAJOR CONGRATS!!!!!!!
Radical, bro. I’m stoked that you’re psyched. Thanks!
Wonderful, wonderful news, Kristy! 😀
Thanks. I’m still catching my breath!
Dude, Where’s my Surfboard?
Love the title, love the story. Bravo, Kristy!
Wave On!
-Pamela
Re: Dude, Where’s my Surfboard?
Wave on back at ya! Thanks!
Shaka, dudette!
Congratulations!
You are so cool! Thanks!
YAY!!!
Congratulations, Kristy!
wheeeeee!
I know, I haven’t stopped Wheeeeeeee-ing yet. 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS!!! This is so wonderful!
Aww, thanks! You can read it to your chickies when it comes out. You know, your REAL chickies. Your other chickies can read it for themselves. 🙂
Kristy, that’s awesome news! I feel like I know you with our connections-in-common. And may I just say what a fabulous agent you have? Of course, she’s lucky to have you as an author! Congrats!
I DO know you, don’t I? At least I feel like I do. I mean, I know we haven’t met in person but I LOVE IT that we have all these connections-in-common. I have a very fabulous and a very lucky agent, yes, but for many, many more reasons than just me and just this sale.
Not to hijack your thread or anything . . .
But which connection do you two value most?
Your editor?
Your agent?
Or me?
🙂
Re: Not to hijack your thread or anything . . .
Absolutely no connection in the world could compare to our connection through you, AM. I mean, seriously, that stuff you bottled up and sold both us is what led to our connection between our editor and our agent, no? The agent connection and the editor connection are both fun things. But the Anne Marie connection is PRICELESS!
Re: Not to hijack your thread or anything . . .
Good answer.
Kristy! What is this, like you umpteenth one this year? Way to go!
Sorry- I am too tired to come up with surfer humor. I’ll just read your book and get inspiration from there.
Bra (as in bro. See, even my one liners need explanation)
Nope. The first this year…this calendar year anyway. But it’s the third sale in just under four months. Gosh. It seems like longer than that. There were a lot of long waiting days within those months!
Let’s go surfing now, everybody’s learning how….
Wa-wa-wahini
Let’s all learn how! Thanks. 🙂
Ooooh, I’ll be humming Beach Boys tunes all day for you, KD!!
Congratulations!!!
~Della
Thanks, Della! I’ve been humming them all day long too!
Major congrats!
And keep spitting those babies out!
Re: Major congrats!
I wish! I’ve gotta get back to work!
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!
Happy happy happy day!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome!
Totally!
Congratulations, Kristy!!
Thank you, Shelly!
Little late to the party, but anyway….congrats!!!!!!!
Sounds like my kinda PB!
Not too late! Thanks!
Don’t know how I missed this here, but CONGRATS KRISTY!!!
Well, of course!
We always knew Surfer Chick would make it. Naturally, with you as the totally awesome writer/poet chick that I know you are. I can’t wait to have that book on my shelf! And your other up-and-coming books too!
Becky
Re: Well, of course!
Thanks, B. You know I feel the same about you! It’s so much easier for us to believe in others than it is for us to believe in ourselves. 🙂 I can’t wait to have yours on my shelves too. (Note the plural…you’re gonna fill ’em up!)
Re: Well, of course!
Thanks for the vote of confidence. 🙂 I keep feeling like it will happen any day now! But for now, I’m just enjoying the ride.
B
Wow, wow, WOW! You are so incredibly awesome. Three picture books in a matter of months. I’ll have some of what she’s having, please! 🙂
Congratufreakinglations!!!
I think you’ve already had a taste of what I’m having and I imagine you’ll have several more servings to come! 😉