I’ve been writing too much when I forget what day it is. That’s usually the signal to take an afternoon off. The last week, ( or was it weeks? ) was a giant blur of writing, revising and more writing.

Here’s some observations about the query process – i.e the part where I try and sell the agent on notion of representing The Ridge Runner.
1) It takes an agent anywhere from 31 minutes to 7 weeks to return an email.
2) Some agents won’t respond to email at all. After nine weeks I’m thinking they won’t respond, but it’s not impossible they will prove me wrong.
3) There is no correlation between the amount of time it takes an agent to respond and the likelihood of them requesting materials. One agent responded within 48 hours and wanted to see more, another took 6 weeks and 1 day. Conversely one rejection came back in 31 minutes. Huzzah!
4) Most agents like to say they are looking for a book that will make them miss a subway stop, even if they live in Los Angelos.
5) It is not difficult to get a maybe from an agent, if you can stomach hearing no a lot.
6) I’m not convinced getting a yes is that much more difficult, provided it’s the right material for the agent.

At present I’m wedged on step 6. The only choice is to wade through a lot more no’s trying to find that yes.