Just put the finishing touches on my second novel in the Mainstream with Strong Romantic Elements genre. Well, actually, my second novel was completed last year. This is the re-write of my first novel. Numbers three, four and five, plus a women's fiction, a non-fiction about my daughter's college search, a short story, and other miscellaneous pieces are all in the works. It's enough to keep me busy for a very long time!
Now my dilemma is figuring out to whom I should send the completed manuscript. The same agents I sent my other novel to? Or should I find a whole new list of agents? I've read and heard numerous times how many authors get a hundred rejections before they finally find the right agent. Honestly, I don't see how an author could come up with a hundred viable agents to query. I'm surprised by how many agents out there either aren't open to submissions or still aren't taking email queries. I can't figure out why agents would rather get stacks of paper in snail mail rather than electronic submissions. Do they think authors are less serious about their work if they don't go to the trouble and expense of copying/printing, going to the post office and paying for postage? I'd just rather be working on my next manuscript than running errands!
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