This is a picture of the very first internet-friends-turned-real friends I ever made (Note to self: NEVER cut your hair that short again, Natalie. Ever.). The tall one in the middle? That's Renee, and I'm SO EXCITED to finally be able to tell you that she sold her awesome magic western, RELIC! The book is crazy awesome, guys. Picture True Grit with magical elements. YES. I know. You should be drooling.
Renee is not only a great writer, but she has been one of my closest friends since we met over four years ago now. We were all bright-eyed and naive back then, and after several Philosophical Journeys we may be a touch jaded but still as close as ever. I'm not sure how I got so lucky in the friend department, but it's pretty much the only thing I have incredible luck in.
I feel so blessed to have had Renee cheering me on all this time, and now it's my turn to do the happy dances and shouting from the rooftops and all that good stuff. YAY RENEE! YAY RELIC! Bragging for your friends is WAY better than talking about yourself.
So please go over and congratulate Renee! She deserves lots of comments for having to put up with me all these years.
Awww, Natalie. I told you that I was in a weepy mood this morning. Are you trying to make it worse??? ;)
ReplyDeleteSeriously, thank you SO much. I know, absolutely, that I couldn't have made it to this moment without your friendship and support. You're the best. Plain and simple. :)
Aww, I totally remember this pic. Not sure if it's from when you actually posted it, or from my journey back through your archives, haha, but I remember it. And I remember thinking how awesome it was that you guys found each other. Yay internet!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Renee! Going to over to wish her the same on her blog. :)
Yay, Renee! Yay, Relic! And hooray for having awesome friends!
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful! I'll head over to congratulate her, as instructed (because I'm a people-pleaser and therefore good at following instructions). In the meantime, though, I just had to say how fun it is to meet internet friends in real life. It really adds another layer to the friendship, I think. And no matter how I picture them they never, ever end up being exactly like my imagination, which is kind of fun and surreal.
ReplyDeleteYay for Renee and awesome friends and for RELIC! Happy day!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for Renee. That makes three for three for the MoMo's.
ReplyDeleteI've had the pleasure of meeting Renee, and she is seriously one of the nicest people. And I've heard from three people now who've read the manuscript for RELIC that say it's amazing!!! I'm so excited for her!
ReplyDeleteyay! Go Renee! RELIC sounds awesome, and I'm so happy for you!:) Natalie, this post made me teary--for you, for Renee. For the awesomeness of internet friendships and the joy of selling that debut novel...and everything that comes in the middle.:)
ReplyDeleteSuch a perfect post to end the week! Love it!!!:)
Super excited for Renee! and it's so fun to peek into the lives and the innocence of writers as we start out-totally clueless about what is to come and how hard the journey will be.
ReplyDeleteYay!
Congratulations to Renee!
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