#AMQUERYING

Summer is here … (YASSSSS!!!!!!!!)

and that means it’s time to start querying …  (NO!!!!!!!!)
I can think of only two things worse than querying: the stomach flu and pregnancy (which is one in the same for us lucky few). 
Here’s the thing(s): 1. Describing an 86,000-word novel in 200 words is freaking impossible. 2. Rejection letters SUCK. As in, ruin-your-whole-day suck.3. Crap, I think I forgot to change the default greeting before I pressed send. Again.4. And is it me, or do all agents have the most difficult-to-spell last names?5. “Please include a synopsis.” NEXT…6. “And make sure to say why we would be a good fit.” Umm, because I’m looking for an agent? 7. “Please include the first 5 pages, the first 10 pages, the first 50 pages, the entire MS, the first chapter, the first 5 chapters, till chapter end, not till chapter end…” Need I say more?8. Do I get docked if I don’t have a blog? a website? twitter? HELP!!9. [copy], [paste], and … yep, formatting error.
If you have others, please feel free to vent in the comments below. ⇊ It feels really good.