Tags: agent joan, amulet books, blink, editor maggie, i sold a thing, otherbound, publication, that just happened, will smith shows his face
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When was that again?
Oh yeah.
Corinne Duyvis’s debut OTHERBOUND, where a seventeen-year-old boy finds that every time he closes his eyes, he is drawn into the body of a mute servant girl from another world — a world that is growing increasingly more dangerous, and where many things are not as they seem, to Maggie Lehrman at Amulet, by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency (World English).
Yeah. That’s a real-life, genuine PM announcement for the book previously known as Blink–with an exciting new title and an even more exciting new home in the form of Amulet Books/Abrams Books. It’s even got a Goodreads page!
If I sound calm about this, it’s purely because I’ve already spent the past month freaking out about it. Which means, yes, I got the deal before I hooked up with Agentlady Joan. I’ll talk about that more tomorrow.
For now, let’s talk Otherbound. Because Otherbound (I’m saying it a lot to get used to the new title) is… it’s near and dear to my heart. It’s the book I wrote after returning from Clarion West. It’s the book I queried after breaking up with my agent. It’s the book I was getting ready to shelve, as much as it killed me. It’s the book that made me go, “If people don’t want this, I don’t know what else I can throw at them. I gave this my everything.”
But people do want it. Otherbound is going to be on real-life bookstore shelves. With a cover. Pages. My name on the front. A book.
One with dunes and magic and curses and school plays. With disabled characters and brown characters and queer characters and characters who are all at once. With nifty made-up animals and markets and death and sign language and storms and pain. With characters who gave up and characters who can’t. I put so much in this book that I love, and I’m thrilled beyond reason that I get to share it with the world.
So thanks to my friends, and to my CPs, and to my family, and to Maggie and to Joan, for making this real.
It. Happened.
It’s the book that made me go, “If people don’t want this, I don’t know what else I can throw at them. I gave this my everything.” — I love that. And I love that now we get to have it, too! Congratulations!
Thanks so much, Bethany. It's always a little scary to post the emotional stuff. <3
Lovely, lovely news! I'm so excited for you! That's amazing!
And apparently twitter doesn't like me this morning. This last comment was from me, @dystophil. Cheers, lady!
Actually, I think IntenseDebate has some issues. I'm looking into it now, but thanks for clarifying your identity. And for the congrats!
WOOfreakingHOOOOOOO!!! Nice work, Corinne
So, so excited for you.
Thanks Adam! I'm so glad we ended up agency siblings after all
: D
*adds to Goodreads list immediately*
Congratulations : )
WOOT. I'm probably being a bit too obsessive about checking GR. Thanks!!
Hello, it's been absolutely forever since we chatted but I do like keeping up to date on what's going on with you – I'm just very poor at actually saying anything. I do want to poke my head above the parapet now though and say congratulations! That's brilliant!
Hi Kat! It's so lovely to hear from you again, and thank you so much for the congratulations. Isn't it fascinating to see what ends up becoming of fandom people years later? I know I like it, anyway.
Hope you're well <3
Eeeee!!!!! Huge, huge, huge congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you, and I can't wait to read Otherbound!
Thank you so much!! I hope it'll be up your alley. Eee, so cool to think of people actually reading it!
Just saw this being tweeted about – Congrats! What wonderful news! Can't wait to read the book when it comes out
Thanks, MarcyKate! If only 2014 were closer…
Woo hoo!!! Congratulations!!!
Thanks so much! It's been over a month and I'm still beyond bouncy.
That's so, so awesome!! So many congrats <3
Thank you thank you! <3
Awesome news!! Congratulations.
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Thank you!! I'm pretty keen on this news, too.
Ahhhhhhhhh CONGRATULATIONS AGENCY SIS!!!!!!!!! Could not possibly be more excited for you!!! Can't wait to squeeze this book. <3
Oh wow, you're right. It's going to be a physical object. That means squeezable. MY LIFE IS MADE.
Thanks so much! I always appreciate a healthy dose of ALL CAPS.
Awesome, CONGRATS!!!! So happy for you!!!
Thanks! I'm totally over the moon.
YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!~! That is all:-)
Um, okay, that last one was me…so excited that I buzzed right past identifying myself! Amy P here…Twitter is giving me fits and won't let me log in.
No no, I'm having some issues with the comments. Not your fault. Hopefully it'll be fixed soon.
Thank you so much for the cheering, Amy!
Already on my Goodreads "to-read" list.
YAY. You have no idea how exciting that is to me
:)
Congratulations! I remember you from some old AW and QT posts
I'm so happy to hear things are going well (apparently, VERY well) for you 
Honestly? Between this and my new apartment and an awesome summer vacation, I'm better than I've been in years. And I'm so glad I get to share my happiness online.
Thank you for the congrats
"With disabled characters and brown characters and queer characters and characters who are all at once."
AT LAST! Can't wait to read. Congratulations!!
Hee! My politics will not be hard to guess for anyone reading this book…
I hope you'll like it! Guess we'll find out in 2014. Can't wait.
SO proud and happy for you Corinne. You've worked hard for this!
Thank you, Karin. Both for the congrats and for being so supportive this past year and a half. You're lovely. <3
crying. I am so, SO SO SO happy for you (still). because we talked so much about this. because I truly truly believe in you. and most of all because I was so scared you'd stop writing and I didn't want that to happen. GOD I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER FOR SOMEONE EVER EVER EVER <33
I wish we could have fries together and squee over this together, Jessica. *biggest hug ever* Thank you for supporting me throughout all this. You're the best. And now you're making ME teary again!
A hundred flavors of AWESOME!
Congratulations!
A THOUSAND FLAVORS. Thanks Cory!
Corinne Corinne Corinne! It all fell together, as of course it had to. Congratulations!!
Thanks so much, Neile! It's so cool to get to share this with my CW11 peeps.
I'm so happy for you, what a feat. And, once again, darn your patience and persistence I hope it pays back all the love you put into it!
Right now? Yeah, I feel like it paid off. People are going to read my book. That's pretty much what I wanted.
Thanks so much for your cheerleading over the years, Yanik.
Wow! Mega congratulations.