One should not finish reading a great book and get yet another agent rejection on the same day. Luckily, the Neil Finn high dulled some of the disappointment. How sad can anyone be when they’ve eaten Pad Thai just a few feet away from Mark Hart (plays in the band in case you don’t know)? You’d think I was sixteen, but I’m still giddy when I think about it–I said hi to Mark Hart and he kind of waved (ha!)! Foolish but happy–and that may be the best anyone of us can get.

But rejection sucks. Here’s the thing–this agent’s husband wrote a glowing review of her book on Amazon as if this might persuade readers to buy her book. What I want to know is–if my husband writes my query letter will that help me?

And when I finished Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell I almost cried. Sigh. She wrote a great book. I didn’t. But there’s still time…and more Neil Finn (and Mark Hart)…