14 August 2017
I continued to work on the manuscript anyway. Two and half years in, I got an agent who promised we'd revise a bit and then send it out. I worked on many revisions with her but they never coalesced into a project she thought she could sell. Through all the effort I learned about character development though; I learned about plotting and pacing; I learned about voice. More than that, I learned about patience. When I signed with her, I assumed my deal was on the horizon but after all my work I was just where I had started. About a year into the relationship, we decided to part ways. I thought a clean slate would set me right, propel me forward in a different direction. I sent out more queries. By then, I had written and mailed close to 100.
