Another month has flown by. Its hard to believe we're already in the throws of August's ISWG. If you'd like to learn more about this wonderful group, click here: Alex's Blog . As many of you are aware, my book has been under review by editors from a couple of publishing companies. It's been a little over a month since I submitted my novel to them. While waiting for a response, I began the querying process. After receiving several form rejections from agents, I slinked away, teary eyed and discouraged, wondering "what's wrong with my query?" I thought I 'd done everything right. I attended a pitch conference where I refined my story, posted the query on several writer's sites, and all the feedback was positive. So what the heck???? One day, while whining to a fellow writer about my query, she suggested I take another look at Janet Reid's Query Shark. ...