Rejection

I heard back from the agent I queried two weeks ago. Yes, like the post title says, the response was, "Sadly, your book project isn't quite what I'm looking for."

But guess what? I'm actually happy with that. Sure, a your-project-sounds-great-send-me-more-info would have been more exciting, but I didn't expect that from my first query. And, yeah, a part of me wants to shed a few tears, but, really, I'm happy about being acknowledged. I sent out a query. Someone read it and responded. I'm making progress. Now I can check "first rejection" off my Writer's Rites of Passage list, which means I'm one step closer to success.