Now that I have sent out the query and cover letters to the appropriate agents I have found, I owe it to myself to take a break.  It’s such an odd feeling to go into the weekend and not have a set list of priorities to complete before going back to work on Monday, or having to finish something after work and before going to bed even.

Between getting a new, stable job, learning that job, keeping up with this final phase of the book, along with maintaining my normal routine, I just get flat out exhausted by the time I hit my head against the pillow.  I knew I wanted to and had to get the letters out before the holidays and, now that they are out, I really owe it to myself to just kick back and enjoy the holiday season.

It’s just weird almost to actually have a social life, to go out and date or just grab dinner with friends.  With that said, it’s been such a freeing and uplifting feeling to just go do whatever I feel like doing, knowing that I have put forth an amazing effort with these agents.  Instead of stressing about it, I am finally relaxing now that I know I put my best effort out there.  The longer they make me wait, the better that is for me anyways.  I’m just going to keep enjoying the holidays and live the life that a 25 year old is supposed to live…for a while anyways.

It feels good.  It feels really good, but at the same time it feels weird saying that I’ve done all that I need to do.  In essence, that is why I have been working so hard.  I have done everything I can do at this stage.  Now the best thing to do is relax, and honestly there is no better way to do that than with Christmas movies, holiday spirit and cookies and treats!  It’s going to be deliciously rewarding =)

I just sent off the big portfolio to the agent in New York that is currently accepting submissions.  I cut and pasted the query letter and shortened my book overview for 5 or 6 other book submissions.  There is one more that I want to get out, but the submission is done online and has some more specific rules than the others.  I don’t have the time to do it today, and I don’t want to rush it.  Only one more to get out; it feels so good actually taking action and seeing my dream through until the end!  Here is hoping an agent likes it enough to truly see it through until the end!  All I can do is stay positive and trust that I put together and sent out a dynamite package…and there is no doubt in my mind that I have done such.  Man, I’m so happy!

I just sent off the big portfolio to the agent in New York that is currently accepting submissions.  I cut and pasted the query letter and shortened my book overview for 5 or 6 other book submissions.  There is one more that I want to get out, but the submission is done online and has some more specific rules than the others.  I don’t have the time to do it today, and I don’t want to rush it.  Only one more to get out; it feels so good actually taking action and seeing my dream through until the end!  Here is hoping an agent likes it enough to truly see it through until the end!  All I can do is stay positive and trust that I put together and sent out a dynamite package…and there is no doubt in my mind that I have done such.  Man, I’m so happy!

Quick update here, since I’m actually making consecutive amounts of time this weekend to be productive and I don’t want to be on here too long and get tempted to check email, Facebook and everything else!

I’ve got a killer three paragraph teaser query letter created, an extended overview about the book (that I can shorten down for other packages that don’t want such a detailed overview).  In addition, this largest package I am working said it’s good to include pictures, so I put in the picture of me as the 1989 poster boy for Children’s Hospital, another of my head scar, a few marathon running photos spread throughout and a great shot of me leg pressing 1080 pounds.

Once I put the chapter selections together, all I have to do is cut and paste for the other agents based on the specifications they put on their website.  This is coming together great, but I better get back to it!  More to come.  Thank you all for your support =)