I had a response!

Generally, on literary agents' websites they state that they will respond to a submission within six to eight weeks....do you think that stopped me from checking my email first thing today and again when I got home from work? Of course not! Much to my surprise there was actually a response tonight! I was so excited to open the email.....only to discover it was only a polite response letting me know that currently he is not accepting any fiction submissions. Great. That would have been useful information on their website.
I guess at least it was not an outright rejection.....right? So onwards and upwards or if I wanted to be more country-correct, keep a stiff upper lip. So what now? Well, of course I submit to another agent. I painstakingly go over every detail in my email. Checking grammar and spelling and every comma and full stop is in the right place. I press 'send' and my heart stops. I had misspelled THE NAME of my book in the subject bar!! Honestly, if I was an ostrich my head would be in the ground, if I was mole I would be completely buried under the ground...if I was one of the magical characters in one of my would be books, I would magically recall my email and send it off perfectly correct instead. AH! Frustration does not cover it. I mean for heaven's sake! The stiff upper lip is in danger of trembling and sagging into a self pitying pout.
Find out tomorrow if I get a reply saying LOL.

So who am I?

I guess the most exciting thing about me right now is that I am an aspiring author. I have finished my first novel and am looking into submitting it to agents! A bit scary...what with the prospect of getting rejection letters, but didn't someone say that the best things in life are often the most difficult? Or something along those lines.
During the day I am an optometrist and although in some ways this is a fulfilling carreer, my dream is to be a successful author.
I guess that means I need to get back to tweaking my synopsis and covering letter, which supposedly, is to include relevant education/training (does reading novels count?).
My story continues tomorrow.....x 

Time to get it together and submit!