Fingers AND Toes Crossed

July 14, 2014 is a date that will likely stay seared into my brain for quite some time. Aside from being pretty cool numerically (7-14-14), it’s the day I finished sending queries to all the agents I had the pleasure of meeting at the conference last week.

From this point forward, life is one great, big, giant ticking clock, lopping off minutes and hours until I get emails back from these fine people that will either make my day or crush me momentarily. I say momentarily because a writer can’t afford to get crushed every time he or she gets a rejection. If that happened, there’d be nothing left to pick up and soldier on with!

Rest assured, until I’ve heard back from all of them, my heart will skip a beat every time I hear the little chime that heralds new emails. It can take months to hear back from a literary agent (they receive hundreds of queries every month!) so it’s time to settle in for a wait. A potentially long one.

At least it’s summertime, which means there’s constant activity to distract me. Who wants to help me reorganize every drawer and cabinet in my house? Anyone feel like tackling my backyard with me? LET’S ALL TAKE UP CROCHETING!