Rockin' Revisions, Querying Quest, and Bubbly Betas

This last revision part was supposed to be easy. I went through and wrote out what corrections had to me made and then went through and made them. However, in doing so, I found holes in plot and what have you. So. I'm just working that stuff out, and then the book will be...ready for my betas! Back in September, I wrote about my need for beta readers. And I said it would be soon.

The revision part of writing is really hard, but I won't bore you with my whining. It's taken longer than I expected, and I'm sorry to anyone who talked to me about being a beta. I still need you, and I need you soon (for real this time)!

The difference between my betas and this betta fish is...a lot, actually. Hmm.

I'm giving myself until the March 20th to get this baby polished, and then I will have it off to you, my dear beloved betas! I'm in full-force mode because while looking at my calender, I discovered a beautiful lull in my schedule during these next couple weeks. Yay! That means hard core work time.

I'm also doing something very exciting (starting today...right now, after I post this). I'm sending out queries to literary agents! I'm finding egitimate agents I don't have to pay and who follow a code of ethics on a site called the Association of Author's Representatives. I've done my research, and this is the pace to find an agent. I've researched many of them and picked the ones looking for the kind of novel I have written.

Ahhh! I'm absolutely tickled. I think I'm supposed to be terrified, too, but I'm not feeling that. I'm confident that God has me just where He wants me and has given me all I need to succeed. I should hear back from any agent(s) who want to represent me within 3-6 weeks of sending out my query. In that time, I will have sent out my novel to my betas.

So, yes! Good stuff is happening. Thank you to everyone who has been there for me all along. Thank you to my betas for your patience and willingness to help me and for your input I'm sure will be ever so helpful!