Ann Aguirre wrote a great post on "Writer Unboxed" this week titled, "Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast."(//http://writerunboxed.com/2010/03/10/six-impossible-things-before-breakfast) You should check it out. By the way, WU is a fantastic magazine for those of us who write genre fiction. I've found it to be a wealth of insight and experience for me and I think you will find it will greatly enrich your writing.
After reading, make your list. It might go something like this:
1. Finish, actually finish, the manuscript I am working on. This includes first draft, second draft, edits, polishing.
2. Research the market (very important) for agents who might be interested and send query letter.
3. Eat chocolate, bite nails, check the mail eagerly every day for the next however many months, buy more chocolate, invest in a manicure.
4. Start the next manuscript.
5. Stay in motion. This means, I will keep writing, reading about writing, reaching out to other writers whether published or unpublished.
6. Jump up and down when I get a positive response from an agent.
My list may seem a little shortsighted but, for the moment, I have no plans to travel to Europe, buy a mansion or any of the other gigantic endeavors I've seen on other lists. My desire is to be published. And then published again. Maybe after that, you'll hear from me in Europe or come to my mansion for dinner!
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