Hi Everyone:
     In my last blog, I bemoaned the difficulty of enticing a legitimate literary agent to actually read  my manuscript, The Unvarnished Truth. At the time, I had already written to 75 literary agents without any sign of success and  my lament was to find a specific number where one could honestly say to ones self, "That's enough, it's time to put the book on the shelf, or consider the Independent Publishers or self-publication."
     I am a persistent person so I kept on sending out query letters, and lo and behold, after sending an electronic query letter to the 110th agent (with over 45 still unanswered) today I rec'd a request for the entire manuscript. Naturally, I complied. She may decide not to represent it, but for a while, I can at least ecstatically float on a sense of hope.
     My list of potential literary agents still contains 23 likely prospects for this genre. I shall hold these as a reserve, in case I wind up with another rejection, and in the meantime, dedicate myself to finding a Literary Agent for my Young Adult trilogy, Adventures of Silent Sam. I must confess that within the last week I also came up with the germ of an idea for my next novel, a great family conflict. I can hardly wait to start putting that on paper.
     In case you are wondering, here is the latest news on my forthcoming novel, Alex, Peanut Butter, and Me. I checked my publisher's website and found a segment dedicated to novels that are close to their publication date. There together with nineteen others, listed under: COMING SOON was the cover for my book. Now all I need to figure out is the definition of the word: SOON.
    Stay tuned for further details,
              Josh