When I was eleven I wrote a pony book.
I wrote it in lined jotters, then typed it up, double spaced and splodged with Tippex, and sent it to Pan books, who published all my favourite pony stories. I got a very kind rejection back, asking me to keep on writing.
Life got in the way for a while, but in 2010 I started writing a story about a girl who moved to a Scottish island, and I filled it with dogs and horses and hot chocolate and wine in the bath and all the things I liked.
And this time, Caroline Hogg at Pan Macmillan liked it, so yesterday I went with my lovely agent Amanda Preston and signed a deal to write three more books. Sealed with a Kiss will be in the shops in May 2014, with a Christmas e-novella sequel to follow, and then another two full length books to come.
(yippee!)
That’s fantastic news Rachael, well done you xx
I am absolutely thrilled for you, Rachael. You so deserve this!
Keep thinking I should get my act together and start submitting again. When I hear fantastic success stories like this one, it spurs me on.
Well done, flower. All the very best to you!
CJ xxxx
That is just so awesome! Congratulations. Dreams really do come true!!
You absolute beauty! So so excited for you. Awesome doesn’t even cover it.
Mwah xxx
Karin
Totally unbelievably awesome you 🙂
YAY!!!! 🙂
Fantabulous – you deserve this, 100%.
Just remember the original Vegemitevixens in your ‘thank you’ speech when you start winning plaudits and awards 😉
LCM x
I saw you and I hadn’t read this to say congratulations in person! We obviously need to get together again very soon.
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yyeas!-well done-you go girl!!!
So thrilled for you Rachael that’s brilliant news. Vix xx
Such wonderful news and so very well deserved! So stupidly happy for you 🙂
Whoop!! Congrats chuck x
Massive congratulations, Rachael!
Amazing! Congratulations hon, that is marvellous and well deserved xo
Many, many congratulations!! x
Thanks Julie, it’s been an exciting week! x
Thanks Jess. Hard bit starts now – lots of writing to do! x
Thanks Pam, that’s really kind of you. x
Whoooop exactly! xxx
It’s amazing, isn’t it? Thank you my lovely xxx
Thank you lovely Vix. You next? xxx
Thank you! Yippeee! xxx
Yes we really do! Retreat weekend asap! xxx
Once a vixen, always a vixen. Hic. xxx
Yippee, exactly!
Thank you! Without your help this weekend would have been a nightmare. xxxx
Big kiss right back, lovely chum. xxx
Yes they do. Thanks Emma! xxx
Yes, you absolutely should, K. Will message you with news and gossip later in the week. xxx
Thank you! Wish you could have been there this weekend to help celebrate. xxx
How exciting! You must be over the moon and I’m really pleased for you. So hard for an author to get picked up these days so they must have loved you!
Brilliant news – well done you!
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
And big hugs
I AM SO BLOODY PROUD OF YOU.
Thank you lovely chick. It’s been a long old slog but now the exciting bit starts! xxx
Yaaaay I’m so excited for you!!!! Can’t wait to read them all…can you send me a signed copy lol?
I always knew this was coming!!! And I love to tell people that I read my version on a PDF copy you emailed me. 😀
So so so so soooooooooooo pleased. Loved Sealed With a Kiss. Cannot wait for the next 🙂
Just such happy, happy news….well done you! We’re Pan Mac publishing sisters! 🙂 x
The best news ever. Love ya x
You totally deserve it, Rachel, Sealed with a Kiss was fab. I can’t wait to read the rest of them!