I'm such a rebel.

There was an agent that I really thought sounded like he'd be up my alley. I submitted my awful query letter to him last year and he promptly sent me a form rejection letter. My ego tells me that it was because my letter stunk, so I decided to resubmit to him. But...here's the thing:

He didn't list himself in the Children's Writer & Illustrator Market book. After one year, nothing. From what I've read about him, he's been highly successful, and having read his article in last year's edition, I thought...doesn't matter. He needs to read my book...or at least, the first 4 chapters. So, I've sent my new query letter, card-response-thing, and a chunk of the book to:

Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency

He might pitch it in the trash can, thinking he's got enough authors under his belt...or he might read it and think: 'Wow, who IS this guy?'

Hey...I can dream. :)