World of Mirrors

Yesterday I sent out 3 querries for the newly revamped World of Mirrors. Quite frankly, I am having a difficult time findly likely agents. Does anyone write capers anymore, mixing suspense and humor? Cozies, romantic suspense, thrillers: there are agents aplenty. I am always swimming against a literary current. Last week, the Boston Globe had a front page article on the Stasis, the East German States Security Police, who figure prominently in the book, and damned if AOL didn't mention the Baltic Island of Ruegen as an alternate less expensive vacation spot. WOM is set mostly on and in the waters around Ruegen. How cool is that?

Old stuff by the time the book is a) agented b) sold and c) in print. Makes self-publishing look appealing, but I swore I wouldn't go that route with this book. After all, WOM will go to 120 agents before I throw in the towel, and there's at least 75 left to go. Does it count it an agent NEVER responds?

My writing group discussed this, and we thought maybe a portion of agents, like the general population lead chaotic lives and are terminally disorganized, although then one wonders how they can make a living at all if that is the case. I have noticed that business people whom one emails with a request may never respond. My friend declares everyone is "overwhelmed," and I say bullshit, which is not an answer.

My short story has been published in an e-zine, and it is a cool story. No sex, no violence, and hardly any bad language.

Next blog: two new good books I have just read in the crime genre.

It's raining big time again.


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