Hello one and all. I'm working on my last assignment for the Institute of Children's Literature. May have to ask for an extension, as I'm spending most of my time researching a publisher where my book might work. Getting too distracted by "Not accepting submissions" and "Agented submissions only." I... more

Hello one and all. I'm working on my last assignment for the Institute of Children's Literature. May have to ask for an extension, as I'm spending most of my time researching a publisher where my book might work. Getting too distracted by "Not accepting submissions" and "Agented submissions only." I hate that part and I shouldn't let it discourage me. Afterall, it's taken me 17 years to get it to this point, I can't let it get to me, right? How do you get past that point?