Impatient, much?

I don't know why I'm being so impatient. So, I sent off a round of query letters last week to prospective agents but I've only heard from one. I know it takes time and this is their busiest season, but I've been bouncing my foot all week. I think it's because before it wasn't as big of a deal to wait, because I had a job. But right now, it just feels so... important. They have all the 'hand' in this situation. Boo.

I finished re-reading the first novel, made some changes and so on. Now, I'm re-reading the sequel. I know I need to look at the Reggie novel (the one about a girl who witnesses a murder) but one of my problems is when I try to do too much at once. I haven't even touched my very first completed novel, about a girl living in the Heath Street projects who's trying to protect her family. (Technically, that's not my first completed novel. I wrote one in high school, that I didn't finish until I was in college. The main premise was a blind date mix-up, but it was about a group of college friends. My friend Jenn had given me the idea and I named one of the characters after her. I remember trying to re-read that years after I had finished it and laughing. Man, it needs work. I started a sequel of that one, too) I should say my second novel was the first I tried querying. It's hard. I don't think many agents are keen on picking up... we'll call it urban fiction. I don't think they think it'll sell. Which may or may not be true. I read what sounds good, whether the characters are black, white, or wizards. But they have to think about marketing and I think the general consensus is that black people do not read. It'll be tough going for me if that is in fact the case, since my main characters always tend to be young, black females. I can't help it. I'm a young, black female. And I usually picture myself doing the actions. Boo, again.