So now it’s a waiting game. My agent is currently submitting my proposal and clips to the major publishing houses I would never have dreamed of approaching on my own (…as nearly all of them refuse to touch unagented submissions). She’s promised to send all of their responses directly to me as soon as she…

All my hard work has finally paid off! Just today, I received a contract from an agent who wants to represent me and my book. I’m elated. I’ve been bouncing around all day, telling everyone who’ll listen. It took piles of query letters, hours of editing my book proposal, and months of waiting–but it’s finally…

Nothing too new to report since part 4 of my saga. I’ve sent proposals to 2 of the 3 agents who liked my project. I don’t think the first agent shares my vision for the book, so I’m not sure if she’d be a good match. (Though, she did give me some great general advice,…

I’ve received responses to most of the agent queries I sent out last month, and now — since I’ve had no luck with the first batch — it’s time to send out the next one. While I’m doing all this, I’m also trying to get my book proposal together (…something I should have done already)….