Spring in Colorado means lots and lots of snow, apparently

It has been a rough four months.

My original goal of having my novel out by the end of January was pushed back due to illness, then more illness, then a tragic family event, and now here I am at the end of April. At least I have a book open namely, the 2012 Guide to Literary Agents. My novel is finished. As an aside, I just opened up the novel's Word file and the last time I opened it was exactly one month ago. It is time to start the next chapter of this life.

I have identified an agent to whom I will submit my novel. She wants a 1-2 page synopsis along with the first 10 pages of my book. So does that mean a query letter, too? From what I am reading, no. A query letter contains three paragraphs: the hook, a short synopsis, and a writer's bio. So no, I guess that I don't need a traditional query letter.

I am terrible at this sort of thing.

I am also going to identify other agents to submit to if the original one passes. My family has asked me  why I don't self publish but I think I will do that when I have been thoroughly rejected by everyone. I haven't even been told I am awful by the proper Writing Officials™ so what did I know? 

I'll keep you posted, as always.

Oh, and I added a Goodreads widget to the blog that highlights what I am reading right now.