Thanks, Brittney. This led me to the Dean Wesley Smith site, where I read the article that inspired Nicola Prentis to self=publish. I hear echoes in her column (they only want you to write one kind of book, an easily categorized kine) of things I’ve heard agents say at conferences. But the Smith argument is important. I’ve posted it on my blog. I’ve got five queries out right now, but I’m seriously rethinking. . . .