In my inbox this morning sat an email from an agent I recently queried. She represents another cozy mystery writer in the Sisters In Crime organization, and was recommended to me by another agent.
My fingers paused above the file, not sure if they wanted to open it or not. Would I be lucky and get a hit on nearly my first try? Or would she tell me ‘Thanks, but no thanks.’ ???
After several minutes of debate, I hit the enter key and zoomed in on her words like a starving writer…only to be disappointed. Her rejection said my hook was not sufficient to interest any of the editors she knows.
Big sigh.
I’ve been told by both my writing groups that I’ve written a good story, so I’ll be pulling down my how-to books about query letters and improving this one paragraph description by echoing the tension and frustration of my main character.
On a positive note, the only way is up!
Debi Graham-Leard 
Good luck. Just think how encouraging you can be to unpublished authors with this story once you’ve hit the big time!
I was so excited when I saw your subject and then…Aw… bummer.
But glad you are making the best of it. And a personal rejection is better than silence or a form letter. We starving writers have to take what we can get 😉
Karen… I was bummed, too. But you’re right… silence is much worse!