The Waiting Begins

Yesterday marked four weeks of sending my first partial to an agent. I've heard it always takes them much longer to get in touch than they say it will. That's why I've been advised to send in even if the second half of the book needs work - which it does. Only thing is that this agent does not accept unsolicited submissions and I can't help but wonder if I'll hear from him sooner as a result. And it's going to be really embarrassing if he wants to see the full manuscript and I don't have it done yet. There's something about the four week mark that makes me think I might hear from him in a couple of weeks or within four weeks. And... all that may come of it is that I get a form letter or email saying "thank you for submitting, but this does not meet the needs of this agency at this time." I guess one good thing about waiting is that I know I haven't been rejected yet. ;)

My absolute deadline is to get this novel FINISHED by the time I go back to school in early October. It's coming...