A REQUEST FOR THE FULL MANUSCRIPT

I received an e-mail from the assistant to the agent I resubmitted my proposal to and they have requested the full manuscript of The Race that Lies Before Us! They liked the changes I made to the first 3 chapters, and she said, "You certainly moved the action up front and it drew me through the story." I am beyond excited!

A REQUEST!

God sent me an awesome blessing. A critique partner volunteered to send a recommendation for me to her agent. This agent "just happened" to be on the top of my list of agents to query. He responded to my query/proposal in a record-breaking 4 days (it normally takes a minimum of 2 -6 weeks). What a difference a reference makes. He didn't ask for the full manuscript, but he left the door open. He said he felt the book starts out a little slow for a suspense novel, then invited me to make changes and resubmit.

I jumped right in to revising my first several pages, then sent it out for critiques. What came back wasn't good. I racked my brains trying to figure out how I could put more action into the beginning, but kept hitting roadblock after roadblock.

Then during my Bible study, I read a story about a lifeguard who saved a drowning maN. He couldn't save the man while the man was floundering around trying to save himself. He had to wait until the man tired himself out. I realized I was doing the same thing. Once I quit trying to do it myself, God revealed not only how I could revise the opening without messing up the storyline, but why the other opening wasn't right.

So I am now finishing up another revision of the first couple of chapters (for what seems like the umpteenth time LOL) and will resubmit it by the end of the week. God is so good. I still don't know how it will all come together, but I understand more than ever now that God is in charge.

I GOT A REQUEST!

I GOT MY FIRST REQUEST!!! I sent two e-queries last night, so when I saw an e-mail from one of them when I got on my computer this morning, I thought it was simply a verification to tell me that it had been received. I was in shock when I read "several chapters" and "book proposal". I had to go back and reread it for it to really sink in.

Guess I'd better get busy on my book proposal!

I GOT ANOTHER REQUEST!

I received another request from an agent! I'm so excited I'm still shaking. I think I’m almost more excited about this request since it validates that the first request wasn't a fluke. This agent wants me to send the first 100 pgs., a chapter-by-chapter synopsis, and an author bio (including a picture-yikes!) I'd like to start working on this tonight, but I don't know when I'm going to stop shaking and be able to think straight again.God is good!!!