Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!

I told myself I would be back in the submitting gambit by March 1- and being as it is currently 8:30pm and I have sent off four shiny new queries- I have made my goal!

And OMG- those were the hardest four emails I have ever sent! LOL!!! In Psychology it’s called a feeling of absolute (ok, that’s not what it’s called- I remember concepts better than names, bear with me ;))- the feeling that if something goes wrong it means EVERYTHING is wrong. For an example just look to any teenager who is sure the world is ending at least 15 times a day. Well, I’d argue that same fear hits writers too.

I have a list of agents over on Query Tracker. ALL of which are ones I believe would be a good fit for my body of work. There are over 50. And yet, each one of the four I sent off tonight left me with a feeling of, “OMG- what if they reject me tomorrow? I’m DOOMED!!”

Never mind the whole slew of qualified folks still sitting on my list. Including some of the heavy hitters who I didn’t send to tonight due to still being unhappy with my synopsis.

Noooooooooo- those other folks don’t matter, just those four ventures into the scary publishing zone. Hands got sweaty, brow crinkled, a nervous tick grew in my left eye. Each “send” caused another series of heart palpitations.

And I loved it. (Work with me folks- I also loved jumping out of a plane years ago ;)).

That rush of terror just reminded me that I am in the game. I am back submitting and sending my little darlings forth to do battle armed with nothing but my words. And if these agents aren’t interested, then another flight of queries will launch. And another. And another. I have four series that are looking for some love- and after last year’s writing time, I know I can write more besides.

So raise your swords and once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!

Let the games begin!

Ok, so I'm a month (or less) behind schedule. My plan was to begin the "Great Agent Search 2011" on Feb 1. Welllllll, being as I'm still editing, and working on synopsis and query letters, that clearly didn't happen.

The good thing is I'm waiting on some feedback on two of the mss's that should really help them both shine.

New deadline- March 1 but hopefully WAY before that.

Current status of projects:

Warrior Wench- edits done, synop done, short synop- in progress, query letter done. Waiting for some critiques and spit polish. Probably will be the second one to go out.

The Glass Gargoyle of the Last Elven King- waiting for a professional critique (should be back this week-end) then will launch a hardcore edit- want to tighten up the ending as it is too rushed. Synop done; short synop- still need to do; still need query. I just re-read the first 3 chapters and I really think this will be my first book out of the gate. I just hope I can find an agent who gets it and loves it as much as I do!

A Curious Invasion- third in the line up- needs editing, synop, short synop, query letter not bad- was deemed “very good” in an agent crit- so that’s nice.

Essence of Chaos- OY- my trouble child that I won’t have a chance to work on until the others have their run through. Plus is that it’s more tweaking over everything, than writing new (synop, query). Right now fourth in line.

I’m going through Query Tracker, Agent Query, and Publisher’s Marketplace to build my list of “tier one” agents. The ones I think would be the best choice for not only the book I’m submitting, but all of them. I want a career, not to just sell one book ;).

I plan on blogging once a week on the ups and downs of the “Great Search”- so come along for the ride!