Read before taking

Well, I'm finally feeling somewhat human after the last few months of pain. I came down with shingles which situated itself with a vengeance to my sciatic nerve. Hit with severe spasms, I was given all sorts of medications to ease the inflammation and pain. "NOTHING" worked. The pain was such, that I had started to take an extra dose of the strong narcotic that was priscribed, just to breathe without the spasms beginning a new attack. Never using any thing stronger than aspirin, I hadn't noticed how disconnected from reality, I had become. I continued to edit my book and send out a few query letters. Once the pain had reached a point where I no longer needed the narcotics, I reread my work, and almost needed another Doctor visit. Here is some good advice. They tell you not to drive or use heavy machinery when using certain medications, but that also goes for sending out your work to agents. God help me!!! I had a good laugh, rewrote and revamped and I'm back in player's mode.

Eileen's Travel Blog: Shells

Eileen's Travel Blog: Shells: "This morning started off with a thunderstorm announcing a cold front that stretched from southern Florida to Maine. It was somehow com..." I love the shells!! Save your posts because you could probably write a little travel guide.

Enjoying the answer "no"

Okay, I've sent in several query letters, and have just received two replies. Although, both replies were a positive "no", I felt encouraged to plug on in finding an Agent. The Writer's group that I belong to, have a great outlook on receiving rejections on your written material. Your sending your work out to be seen and that is the first step. "Onward and Outward will be my new mantra.

Sending in my manuscript part two

Just sent in my third query letter, synopsis, and three chapters. I have many more to send out.

beginning

Okay, I have my query letter and first chapter ready to mail out to an agent. I will be dancing my way over to the post office. Well maybe not dancing, since I'm still trying to get on my feet from the "attack of the sciatic nerve from Hell." Wish me luck.

Sending in my manuscript

Well, I'm taking my first baby steps, and have submitted my first chapter and a synopsis to be critiqued for the Philadelphia Writer's Conference. I have also used what little spare time I had this week to do a draft of my query letter.

query letters

Why is it easier to write the novel, and yet so hard to put together the query letter for an agent???