Donna Bowman Bratton

Sounds sublime!! I'm thrilled you got everythi...

2012-06-01T10:11:50.668-05:00

Sounds sublime!! I'm thrilled you got everything out of this workshop you needed and new friends. Wonderful!!

Thanks for the ideas on questions to ask a potenti...

2012-05-12T18:48:27.088-05:00

Thanks for the ideas on questions to ask a potential agent - sometimes we concentrate so hard on getting an agent's attention, we forget to prep for what we'll do once we have it. :-)

What a fabulous post and such a happy, happy endin...

2012-04-27T16:20:29.482-05:00

What a fabulous post and such a happy, happy ending (read: beginning) to this journey! Thanks so much for sharing it; it was great fun to read (and also inspiring).

Wonderful post, Donna, and congratulations! (I'...

2012-04-21T00:57:20.644-05:00

Wonderful post, Donna, and congratulations! (I'm here by way of Cynthia Leitich Smith).

Reminds me of my 3 year agent journey with lots of queries and rewrites to snag Tracey Adams of Adams Lit - after meeting her at the 2007 SCBWI National conference (I actually followed here there just to meet her; that's how much I wanted to be her client! ;-)

I always knew I wanted her, it just had to be the right timing. And once the manuscript was ready and she was ready, it all went terrifically. A month later we had a 3 book deal with Scholastic, and she recently sold my YA trilogy to Harpercollins in a pre-empt. Tracey was definitely worth waiting for!

Hope your book deal goes swiftly and wonderfully for you!

Thanks so much y'all. It's been a long jou...

2012-04-18T13:38:16.843-05:00

Thanks so much y'all. It's been a long journey. So glad it brought me full circle back to Erin. I feel truly blessed.

Yeah! Really glad you got your top choice!

2012-04-18T10:55:33.062-05:00

Yeah! Really glad you got your top choice!

Donna - this is such an inspiring post - and a tes...

2012-04-18T10:39:47.310-05:00

Donna - this is such an inspiring post - and a testament to your perseverance. Congrats!!!

plus - Erin is lovely. :)

I love, love LOVE this story, I'm a big fan of...

2012-04-17T22:32:05.718-05:00

I love, love LOVE this story, I'm a big fan of happy endings! I'm looking forward to hearing how your journey continues . . .

I love this post! :)

2012-04-17T21:17:05.842-05:00

I love this post! :)

I'm so, so, so happy about the outcome of this...

2012-04-17T21:11:01.915-05:00

I'm so, so, so happy about the outcome of this circuitous story. I've bumped along with Donna for much of this route and am tickled that she's now a gango. YAY, for Donna. YAY for Erin. YAY for EMLA.

What a great story! Thanks for sharing it.

2012-04-17T19:23:36.530-05:00

What a great story! Thanks for sharing it.

Way to go Donna Congratulations A.M. Meyers

2012-04-17T19:03:50.738-05:00

Way to go Donna
Congratulations
A.M. Meyers

Donna, I love this post so much. It makes me smile...

2012-04-17T17:38:42.284-05:00

Donna, I love this post so much. It makes me smile every time I think of you now being repped by Erin.

Congratulations, Donna! Like I said before, you an...

2012-04-12T07:37:14.508-05:00

Congratulations, Donna! Like I said before, you and Sam are already award-winners in my book. So glad to see you both receive this acknowledgement for your work!

And thank you for sharing my good news for agent representation!

Keep soaring!!

Cyn, Erin, Nikki...thank you sooo much. It truly i...

2012-04-11T14:52:37.244-05:00

Cyn, Erin, Nikki...thank you sooo much. It truly is an honor just to be nominated. And, boy, is it nice, amid the world of rejections and endless waiting, to have one's work validated in such a nice way.

Feels good!

I'm so excited for you, Samantha, and Carmen! ...

2012-04-11T14:42:02.290-05:00

I'm so excited for you, Samantha, and Carmen! I love it when good things happen to truly exceptional people like y'all. :)

A well deserved award! Congratulations!

2012-04-11T13:54:04.557-05:00

A well deserved award! Congratulations!

Wonderful news! You're amazing!

2012-04-11T13:03:15.685-05:00

Wonderful news! You're amazing!

Oh, butterflies! Lovely little things. I hope it a...

2012-02-27T21:14:54.389-06:00

Oh, butterflies! Lovely little things. I hope it all ends in flowers and champagne.

Thank you Donna for posting this! It is exactly t...

2012-01-30T18:30:08.186-06:00

Thank you Donna for posting this! It is exactly the information I am looking for and obsessing over. It does seem to me that sometimes you can't cut when it's NF because you also have to explain it.

Great interview, Donna and Cynthia--fascinating an...

2012-01-20T22:49:06.541-06:00

Great interview, Donna and Cynthia--fascinating and inspiring, on so many levels. Thank you, both!

Thank you, Cynthia and Donna, for an excellent int...

2012-01-17T14:12:53.560-06:00

Thank you, Cynthia and Donna, for an excellent interview. I enjoyed reading about your book journey, Cynthia. Congratulations to you on all you've accomplished.

Thanks for chiming in, Chris. I enjoy your blog (n...

2011-12-26T22:06:00.188-06:00

Thanks for chiming in, Chris. I enjoy your blog (note that you're part of my blog roll) and have heard great things about your own Advanced Plotting! book. I'll be sure to check it out soon.

I found Save the Cat interesting too, Donna. And o...

2011-12-23T14:56:16.333-06:00

I found Save the Cat interesting too, Donna. And of course I have to recommend my own book, Advanced Plotting! Read excerpts on my blog, http://chriseboch.blogspot.com/

Thank you Sam and Mary. I'll happily add both ...

2011-12-12T09:24:56.380-06:00

Thank you Sam and Mary. I'll happily add both of your sources to the list.