Where Were You On The Night Of...

...February 28th, 2011?

Hopefully, you'll be reading "Awake in Dreamland" because several happy things are scheduled for that day... I finished my query letter last night! Hallelujah! However, I have a horrid case of perfectionitis (symptoms include anxiety, trembling hands while typing, and the inability to leave a project alone). Nothing is ever completely finished in my world. According to me.

For now though, I'm quite proud of this sixth draft of my query letter.

February the 28th is my new deadline to finish a synopsis, polish my query, and input my cousin's suggested improvements. In other words, I will be ready to query my "top ten" agents by March 1st. Sound like a plan?

I've spent the last few hours working on my "top ten" list. Currently, I have a "top nine". I'm still deciding on the last one. I studied their blogs, websites, and submission guidelines, all the while taking copious notes! But, still, I don't feel quite prepared to send anything yet.

That's probably because... I'm not. I still have that beautiful piece of literature, known as the synopsis, waiting (not so) patiently to be written... At this very moment, my brain is frantically searching for the best possible way to procrastinate. Facebook? Netflix? Sleep?

Or...I still haven't finished Mockingjay yet...