It's done. No more procrastinating. No more obsessive rewrites. It's in the mail and I can't get it back.
I have just returned from the post office, where I have finally sent my novel (technically just a query letter, short synopsis, and the first five pages) GUARDING THE HEALER to my top choice agent.
Yeah, I know. I should send my novel to more than one agent, and I will. Sending to the one was stressful enough. I'll get to the others in a few days.
But now it begins. A whole new level of stress and agony. Days and nights where I check my inbox with OCD fervor. And I thought the stress of submitting my short stories was bad.
So, after all this time, I'm taking the plunge. I'll let you all know when I touch down.
7 comments:
Ooh, exciting times. And there's nothing wrong with waiting to hear from your number one agent first. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
congrats. I look forward to that anticipation one day. Wow! Keep us updated.
Thanks for the good thoughts Catherine and Jamie. I'm sure it will be 4 -6 long weeks before I hear anything, though.
Congrats, and good luck!
Thanks Chris. I got confirmation of delivery this morning and I felt my blood pressure shoot up.
I've been there, my friend. You start flinching every time the phone rings. You open your mailbox like you expect to find a bomb.
Oh, and just to complicate matters, a good half of my partial requests came in my SASE -- so don't assume if you see it in there it's necessarily a rejection.
I'll keep that in mind.
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