I am passionate about writing fiction. I adore even more writing about what I know and love - dogs. Yet this summer has been exhausting as I continue my seemingly never-ending search for my one agent for "Bedtime Tails." Frankly. . .I am dog tired.
Researching children's literature agencies and agents is relatively easy - if you go to the right online directories.
Researching the best agent for my work is a bit more difficult. At times, I consider one name when another name is better. At other times, the agent I desired is no longer accepting submissions. There is always the joy in discovering a nonexistant website for an agency I wanted greatly to pursue.
Research leads to results. . .so has been said. I find an agent. Their bio is intriguing and I must send my work, whether just being a letter or attaching a sample. I draft - by hand - a letter that is revised at least once before typing and clicking send. This process runs to the tune of multiple.
And I wait. I wait a week. I wait a month. I wait several weeks. I wait.
In the mean time, I write new projects with an animal theme - my newest being a picture book series entitled "It's Raining Cats and Dogs." I write every day. Sometimes I dream ideas into a waking state. I write. I am always writing!
The life of an unpublished author is never-ending. Every piece I compose has to be literary agent ready. I write. I research. I query. I wait. I write.
I am, quite simply, dog tired.
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