So I’m back in the query trenches. Isn’t it funny how querying a book somehow seems to make everything more real? Your book, your ambition, and your self-perception as a writer/author. I can see how people dread the query process and the disappointments it almost invariably brings, but it’s not something that personally fazes me. Actually I welcome querying because it means that my manuscript is done and as polished as my current skills allow. I’m neither afraid nor resentful of rejection. Sure, there’s a brief flash of disappointment, but my self-worth isn’t tied to other people’s approval. My own Read More …