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[jere7my]

My hands were shaking, I couldn't catch my breath, but I did it. I clicked "send." I queried an agent. I sent part of The Slow Palace to strangers, asking them to render judgment upon it.

The second time was easier.

I hope the next dozen times will be easier still.

adfamiliares gave me the qualified thumbs-up on my query letter and synopsis on Sunday, over basil lemonade and chickpea fritters at Clover Food Labs. Every agency wants a different alchemical amalgam of parts: some want a one-page sample of the text, or five-page, or ten-page; some want a one- or two- or four-page synopsis; some just want a query letter. If any of them like what they see, they'll write back in a few weeks to ask for more.

I had a lot of trouble falling asleep afterward. I'm checking email obsessively. I expect to be sort of a wreck for the next...forever.

Comments

[danielus crispinus (from livejournal.com)]

Congratulations -- that's huge!

[irilyth]

Go you! Good luck!

[tapas.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[gannet.livejournal.com]

May it go quickly and well!

[genarti]

Best of luck!

[sparr0.livejournal.com]

I hope selling it is as much fun as writing it.

[mst3kforall.livejournal.com]

Would it be worth setting up text message notifications to your phone if you receive email from the publishers?

Congratulations, and good luck!