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My Graphic Novel!

Having spent another morning writing and thumbnailing, I figure it’s time to announce: I sold my book to Gotham/Penguin. Hooray! The storyline combines autobiography and studies about artistic creativity, and brilliant cartoonist Megan Kelso agreed to help comb over my roughs.

It’s been a long time in the works: two writing retreats, a reading at Richard Hugo House, lots of late nights at the tea house with my laptop. Now I have until August, 2011 to get it done. Sleeves rolled up, nose to the grindstone!

A deep curtsey to Lucia Watson, my editor at Gotham, and Holly Bemiss, my agent. Thank you!

8 comments

1 Demi { 05.18.10 at 5:17 pm }

Congratulations, Ellen! You deserve many great successes… Can’t wait to see the book.

2 Joe { 05.18.10 at 8:00 pm }

Rock and roll, Ellen. Good luck!

3 Maré { 05.19.10 at 12:57 am }

Yay! I’ve never seen you at Remedy… but I guess it’s been almost a year since the last time I went there.

4 Oscar { 05.19.10 at 3:16 am }

Awesome news! I’ll be sure to “accidentally” run into you at Remedy sometime.

5 marjorie { 05.19.10 at 1:06 pm }

yay ellen!!!!!!! (and i love megan too!)

6 Douglas { 05.20.10 at 11:54 am }

You and Megan Kelso working on the same book? That is going to be one incredible book. Can’t wait.

7 Matt Madden { 05.20.10 at 7:59 pm }

Congrats, Ellen, I look forward to reading a book-length work from you.

8 Heidi { 05.25.10 at 10:04 pm }

Congrats!!

(btw, is your Holly Bemiss the same one who graduated from Penn State back in ‘94-ish?)

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