Writing My Query for HICKORY HILL (again)

No one tells you that writing the query and the synopsis is actually more difficult than writing the novel! You should probably write the query and synopsis first and then write the novel around them! Ha!

I’ve spent two years writing and tweaking and rewriting my novel. The last year (the third) has been spent doing the requirements and trying to jump through all of the little hoops to get an agent. I've decided that it would be much easier if I were already a celebrity of some sort! Even if I were the ‘Clothespin Queen’, it would have been easier to land an agent!

And, tell me… Where is the ‘Recall’ button on my computer? I’ve sent out queries that have landed me the generic, but polite ‘No thanks, but this isn’t for us…’ and I swear, when I originally pressed ‘Send’, they were perfect! Once reviewed, after the polite rejection, I can’t believe THAT is what I sent out! What was I thinking? Was I drugged at the time? Will a single Margarita’s do that? Had Body Snatchers taken me over, trying to ruin my life for one of their sick experiments? Apparently!

This whole day has been devoted to perfecting my latest query, except for brief intervals of taking the dogs out so they can smell what other creatures may have peed in the yard, and roll in it.

Where does the time go? (No... I really want to know.)

Seriously, it has been a busy six months! I spent all fall getting my house ready to go up for sale (I have too much 'stuff'!)and then once that was on, I decided that I should go to Real Estate School and get my license to be a Realtor in Missouri.

So... here I am. Finally (and I mean... FINALLY...) licensed. I believe I took the National portion of the exam twice, but had to take the State part FOUR times! The odd thing is, I made 100% on 'Professional Responsibility' each time I took the test. I have no idea what that means, but I'm very proud of it.

As if doing all of this training was not enough to keep me busy, I'm still trying to get an agent for my book (HICKORY HILL). I have no doubt that I will find the right agent, it's just a matter of me getting it out there in front of him/her. After all, they aren't going to hijack my computer looking for the next great book!

Okay, I'm off to do 'real work' stuff.

Enjoy your life!