Exciting News!!

[Charlie Eve Ryan]

I am VERY excited to announce that my work is now represented by the wonderfully talented agent, Kathleen Rushall of Andrea Brown Literary Agency!! Pitch me. This is an amazing opportunity and I could not be more thrilled. Feeling blessed! Happy happy dance!!

Huge thanks to @Lee-White for being an amazing mentor/teacher and @Will-Terry and @Jake-Parker for creating SVS. You three have pushed me every step of the way to improve my art and narrative storytelling and I know I would not be where I am had I not stumbled upon this amazing school and community of artists!

Thank you thank you thank you!!! SQUEAL!!

[Rich Green]

Very well deserved and so exciting! Congrats!!!

[DanetteDraws]

YAY! I'm so happy for you! I echo Rich in that it's most certainly well deserved

[evilrobot]

That is so AWESOME! Thanks for sharing. I wish you much success!

[Kevin Longueil]

@Charlie-Eve-Ryan Congratulations! - Your work is awesome - i look forward to seeing it on my bookshelf!

[A Former User]

@Charlie-Eve-Ryan Congratulations! That is fantastic news, and so well deserved - your work is so great!

[Lynn Larson]

Congrats Charlie!! I'm so proud of you and just ecstatic!!

[stacilyn]

That's amazing. Congratulations!

[audrey dowling]

congratulations! that's very good news and very well deserved

[lmrush]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Congratulations. Well deserved your website is gorgeous!!!!

[NoWayMe]

Congratulations! Hard work does pay off
Your illustrations are very inspiring, and so is this news!

[Will Terry]

@Charlie-Eve-Ryan So happy for you ...and very proud - thank you!

[Sarah LuAnn]

Awesome, and well deserved!

Out of curiosity, how did you come in contact with her? Did you meet at a conference or event, or did she just find your website, or did you send a post card?

[mattramsey]

Congratulations--that's awesome!

[BradAYoo]

Amazing!! Congratulations Charlie. Can't wait to see what you work on in the future.

[Charlie Eve Ryan]

Thanks so much everyone!! We had a 5k getaway weekend and just got back!

I truly appreciate all the kind words and support. Sharing my work here is always so helpful and following other people''s work too. So many people to learn from and so much to improve upon.

Whenever I get stuck with something I love that I can re-watch SVS videos and usually find a way to tackle it. It is especially helpful on the days when I feel like I'll never draw anything worth showing ever again. This community has be wonderful and so very beneficial to me.

I look forward to continuing to watch it grow as it continues to help me grow as an illustrator and visual storyteller.

[Charlie Eve Ryan]

@Sarah-LuAnn I queried her by email after having interest in my work from a few publishers.

One other agent who I didn't go with actually got in touch with me through LinkedIn. So you never know where people might find your work.

Andrea Brown Literary Agency has always been my top pick but I never had the courage to go for it. I wanted to find someone who was really excited about my work and could help me navigate the publishing world. I researched all the agents there and felt Kathleen might like my style.

I'm still floored and excited and nervous but ready to dig in.

[Leontine]

@Charlie-Eve-Ryan congrats! Your hard work will be rewarded!

[Charlie Eve Ryan]

@Leontine Thanks so much!

[Leslie Walker]

Oh how wonderful! Congrats! You have to be walking on cloud 9 right now and it is very well deserved. Thank you for sharing this with us. Gives me a bit more of a pep this morning.