One agent passed on the partial, one still has the full manuscript

I did promise myself I'd keep my faithful readers updated on the book and my renewed search for an agent.

One agent has passed on the partial manuscript, and one agent (the one I would gladly give my eyeteeth to represent me) still has the full manuscript. I've had a few agents pass in the last couple of days on my query, but I still have ten who have not responded (it's also standard these days to not get a response at all unless they are interested).

I think what helps me in this search the most is to treat this like a business, as always. Sure, I've got just as much anticipation and hope as anyone else, but I don't take the rejections personally--I figure that they clear the way for the exact right person to represent the book. I think the best thing to do with all aspects of writing and publishing is to have a positive outlook.

One thing I know about myself is that, writing-wise, I have never given up and so it's unlikely I ever will--because I think at least ninety percent of becoming a presence, in all of the arts, and perhaps in anything, is to maintain a Zen-like sense of persistence. There is no failure, not at all.