I’ve been in the UK for two years now. Even though I have not spent all the 24 months looking for an agent, I did try very hard.

With 17 titles in print and a bag full of new stories, I’ve been sending letters to agents in Britain. In fact, some of them very kind to read it fully and recommend me to other agents. But most have returned it with a standard note.

Research the agent, look at their websites, look at their authors’ websites, google the agents, prepare a killer one-page letter, send the best manuscript, send resume and business-card – even then the road to being taken on is quite a slippery slope.

One day I will climb up and find an agent and that day, this post will be sure deleted. The count starts now.