Tuesday, March 28

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Last week I received another rejection of THE DAYDREAM, this from the agent in Dallas who represents my renter. I still believe there’s an agent and/or editor out there for this book, so I’m not giving up until I have at least 30 rejections. Which brings me to the goal for this week: Make two submissions—one agent, one publisher.

Meanwhile, I’ve reworked the first chapter of THE VIEW FROM THE BACK. The response from my critique group was a lot more positive this time. I now find myself making mental notes about various events that should be included.

And I had a good 16-mile run on Sunday in preparation for the Ocean City Marathon in two weeks. I happened on one of my own running gurus, Jim Sullivan. We chatted about the hyponatremia problem we share, and agreed that snacking on salty foods, along with taking electrolyte replacement caps, is even more effective in keeping our salt levels up. Fritos seem to work best for me.