It's not likes it's my first rejection letter. And it doesn't really bother me. What does sting, is that fact that this particular agent showed interest in one of my other projects, which is not complete by any means. No, I didn't query on an unfinished project. I had replied to a request for five lines of any manuscript. She loved my 5 lines, and asked for the first 20 pages, then asked for the first three chapters. Since, my chapters two and three are incomplete, I wasn't going to force myself to get them done, especially with all my other responsibilities. So, I sent a query for Hellion's Highlander, which was in turn rejected.

I could play the 'what if' game. What if I had tried to push for those chapters on Cherish Me? What if I hadn't emailed her and told her it wasn't finished? What if, what if, what if. . .What if Hellion's Highlander wasn't enticing enough? What if. .

Everything is an experience, from who to query and what to query. At first, I queried to see if my query letter worked. Then I began to research agent's likes and dislikes, which can be gathered by their client list and following their blogs. So, even before I sent Hellion's query to Ms. Johnson, I was pretty certain it would be rejected. 'm not too disappointed, HH has received a lot of interest, whether through contests, queries, etc. And, if I don't have an agent by the time Cherish Me is finished, I hope Ms. Johnson will still be interested.



Hellion's Highlander Accomplishments
2008 SMRW finalist
2008 TARA finalist
Casablanca Author's Pitch Perfect Contest-runner up, Deb Werksman-full request