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So, yesterday I finished the rewrite on Meredith MacKenzie and the Uruk Empire. And by finished I mean got it back from the person who very generously proofread it for free, went through the whole novel and excepted the changes (except for 2 I think), made any further revisions my proofreader thought necessary for clarity's sake and then fell asleep on the couch at 4:00 AM after saving the file.

Yesterday was kind of a bust. I went down to school to get my books for the new semester. Introduction to Electrodynamics and Modern Physics. Exciting titles. Really.

Well, after I shelled out $400 bucks on two books, a new bag, and some notebooks, I tried to get a transit card. Of course, they stopped selling transit cards for August on Monday, because it makes so much sense to quit selling cards the same day financial aid is posted. Sometimes, I really hate my school with a passion.

So, it's been a while since I posted anything here. That's bad. On the other hand, I have been extremely busy.

First, I heard back from an agent a while back. She said she really liked Meredith, but that unfortunately, she didn't think it would sell in it's current form, and gave me a few suggestions on how to fix the problems. Then offered to reread it if I revised it.

First, I just got a very nice review for "The Girl With The Killer Eyes" over at Tangent Online.

Second, I just got a request for a full on Meredith MacKenzie and the Uruk Empire from the agent who requested a partial a while back.

One agent. Two requests for more material. I think this is a good sign.

Three rejections in the last 24 hours.

I'm not liking this agent hunt thing so much anymore.

WAH!

Okay, done whining for now.

So, the AGENT SEARCH OF DOOM!!! continues. The stats so far:

Queries:

Sent:

Paper Queries: 11
Letter: 1
Letter, Synopsis: 3
Letter, Synopsis and 5 Pages: 2
Letter, Synopsis and 10 Pages: 3
Letter, Synopsis and 3 Chapters: 2

Electronic Queries: 9
Letter: 1
Letter, Synopsis: 2
Letter, Synopsis and 5 Pages: 1
Letter, 1 Page: 1
Letter, 2 Pages: 1
Letter, 10 Pages: 1
Letter, Synopsis and 3 Chapters: 1
Letter, Synopsis and Full Manuscpt: 1

Waiting to Go Out:

Electronic Queries: 1
Letter, Synopsis and 50 Pages: 1

Total Queries: 21

Query Responses:

Paper Queries: 2
Form Rejections: 2

Electronic Queries: 4
Form Rejections: 1
Personalized Rejections: 1
Request for Partial: 1
Request for Full: 1

Total Query Responses: 6
Total Query Rejections: 4
Total Requests for Submissions: 2

Submissions:

Paper Submissions: 1
Full: 1

Electronic Submissions: 1
Partial: 1

Total Submissions: 2

Submission Responses:

Full Manuscript: 1
Personal Rejection: 1

Total Submission Responses: 1

Current Status:

Queries in the Wild: 14
Queries Waiting to Go Out: 1
Submissions in the Wild: 1
Rejections: 5

Number of times I've decided this entire process sucks: [Lim |1/x| as x->0]

Dear Brian,
Thanks for sending along Meredith MacKenzie and the Uruk Empire. I really appreciate your patience these past few weeks while waiting for a response.