Fighting the Good Fight: One Down, One to Go

Sadly, after allowing one agent to tie up my manuscript for several months without marketing it, we have parted ways. The fault was mine--I wanted to do the right thing by said agent because she put a lot of work into comments on the ms. I'm disappointed, and will once again search for an agent who believes in Shaketown as strongly as I do--someone who takes action getting it out to all those who want to read an exciting tale of the underworld of Victorian San Francisco.

The Bullet is Bitten

I wrote to my "maybe" agent and asked whether it was a yea or nay on the modified manuscript I sent six weeks ago. Better to know--I've got a pretty long list of other agents who want to sell a good historical novel like Shaketown.

Waiting, waiting, waiting...

My novel Shaketown has been at an agent's for over six weeks now. This is the second go-round for the book; initially, it was read by two agency readers who "loved it", and passed it on to the major agent. She went through the book and made some good suggestions. I spoke to her on the phone, liked her very much, and followed through; I returned the book to her since she had spent so much time on it the first go-round--I felt she should have the first shot at selling it. I'm getting frustrated. I know Shaketown is a darn good historical yarn with interesting characters (who doesn't want to read about a feisty madam and a clever Chinese scholar/poet in Victorian San Francisco?) and a twisty story line. What to do next? Start querying other agents (I have a selected list) or wait a little longer?
For now, I wait....