Tuesday, February 21, 2012

I'm clucking!

Oh yeah! If my back wasn't hurting so bad, I'd be up doing the victory dance. I received my final round acceptance from Chicken Soup for the Soul books on my story for the Married Life book. It is a story so dear to my heart about how Bill and I met. It is about how his pantry, like his life seemed perfect, mine and my life were haphazard. I wrote how I like to wing it and he has to plan every detail. It also includes a humorous incident involving a vacation.

I had titled it Committed, No Matter How it Stacks Up. The only edit they made was the title, they changed it to, The Odd Couple, which is probably more appropriate. The big guy said, "Well they should retitle it to, The Odd ONE!"
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18 comments:

  1. Pat WahlerFebruary 21, 2012 at 6:25 PM

    I've said it before and I'll say it again, you are the Chicken Soup queen! Congrats, Linda!

    Pat
    Critter Alley

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  2. DeboraFebruary 21, 2012 at 7:18 PM

    Once again, your recipe for chicken soup is a hit! Opposites do attract, don't they?

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  3. SusanFebruary 21, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    Fabulous news, Linda! Your diligence and persistence paid off! Susan

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  4. BookieFebruary 21, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Congrats, Linda, I am happy for you! I have never made it to first base with CSS.

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  5. Sioux RoslawskiFebruary 21, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    We all bow down in awe. Congratulations, Linda.

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  6. LynnFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    Definitely the Queen Chick - congrats!

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  7. ValFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    Well done! I like to think of you as Writer Most Fowl.

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  8. Claudia MoserFebruary 21, 2012 at 11:54 PM

    Happy for you, congrats :)

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  9. jabblogFebruary 22, 2012 at 5:44 AM

    Congratulations! When opposites attract it's so much more interesting . . .

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  10. Cathy C. HallFebruary 22, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    Hahahaha! Can so see why you and Bill are a couple, odd or otherwise!

    Congrats, too! (See you in the CS pages ;-)

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  11. Donna VolkenanntFebruary 22, 2012 at 11:23 AM

    Good for you. Congratulations on another Chicken Soup coup.
    (I couldn't help myself.)
    Donna

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    Congrats on your newest story to make it into Chicken Soup! You are amazing...

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    PS--thank goodness I'm finally able to leave comments again on your blog--couldn't do it for a long time as I always got the message that I wasn't matching the text thingie (that you used to prevent spam)...so glad you changed it!

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  14. Missionary MayhewFebruary 22, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    Ha haa! I love Bill's comment about the Odd One. Is he referring to himself by any chance?! Congratulations again! Maybe someday I'll get to share a Chicken soup book with you!
    Debra

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  15. Debra MayhewFebruary 22, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    Hey! I just noticed I can comment as myself on not missionary Mayhew! Yippee! (Doing a happy dance for both of us!)

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  16. Kathy's KlotheslineFebruary 22, 2012 at 4:33 PM

    Congrats, happy for you!

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  17. Susan J. ReinhardtFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:42 PM

    Hi Linda,

    How wonderful! Congratulations. It's not easy getting into that anthology.

    Blessings,
    Susan :)

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  18. Janet SmartFebruary 23, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Congratulations! That may have been the title I submitted to and didn't get accepted. I like both the titles!

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