The Next Day...

The day after I sent my first query out, I married my computer. I checked my email as soon as I woke up, well maybe I visited the bathroom first, and then checked my email. Nothing. But not to fear, the agent I queried is in California, and I am in Ohio. I waited until Noon. Nothing. 12:05, 12:10, 12:15. Nothing, nothing... AND nothing. Hmmm, well I expected that she would read my query and take only moments to respond to me... did this thing get to her? 12:20 Gasp, something came in one minute ago from the agent!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!! Could it be a real Cinderella story???? My heart beat fast as I read... Auto Response... this is a confirmation that your query has been received. Ok.... OK!!! This is very exciting still. My query was in someone's inbox! My quest had begun. I continued to check my email no fewer than 50 times that day, and the next, but soon the reality set in. It ain't that easy sister! Well who wants to be a Cinderella story anyway? You have to work hard to get what you want, you appreciate it more that way. So I started moving forward and sending out more queries. My goal was to query one agent a day, but I soon realized that between taking care of Gabe, and cleaning dishes and clothes, and feeding my family that this was a bit tricky. It takes some time to research agents and prepare a query for them. Sometimes at the end of the day, if I don't fall asleep while snuggling with my son at bedtime, or don't have housework or bills to catch up on... sometimes I just want to watch re-runs of "The Big Bang Theory," or "How I Met Your Mother." So I proceed a little bit slower than planned and with each query sent I stress less, and check the spelling of my name less, and hope for an immediate response less. It starts becoming a job, but in a good way. I job that I like to do, a job that makes me feel good about myself. I no longer expect a fairy tale, but I am hoping for a happy ending.