Chapter 22
Dear Mr. Bell,
We would like for you to send us a complete copy of your manuscript for further consideration. Please send it in reply to this email as a .doc attachment.
Thank you for considering us.
-Mr. Hensley
“Yes!" I hit the reply button immediately and attached the entire copy of my manuscript to the email. I type a quick thank you and send it off.
“Yes, yes, yes!" I pump my fist in the air and jump to my feet. “Yes, so much closer! They liked the beginning, they'll like the rest too." I let myself feel the excitement. That last rejection was my fifty-seventh rejection.
“What are we celebrating?" Alex's voice pulls me back to reality.
“What are you doing here?" I didn't even hear him come in.
He shrugs. “Our girlfriends seem to think that if they leave us alone, t
