AN EDITOR SHOWS INTEREST

I haven't been focusing on editors.  In fact, I haven't sent query letters to any editors at all.  The way I figured it, if I focused my energy on securing a decent, well-known agent, then, TA-DAA!  Job done.  My newly acquired super-agent could approach some of the bigger publishing houses on my behalf.  I wouldn't need to query a single editor.  It seemed like a decent plan, and was one I had been sticking to.

So imagine my surprise when I recently opened my email account, and there...