So, I've whinged a couple of times on here that I've been waiting to hear back from a publisher in the hope of actually getting a second book out there. Well, it was seven weeks yesterday. I've kept telling myself that they say it could be up to 8 weeks so I need to be patient. Not a strong point of mine - I'll be honest.
For some reason yesterday, I went back and read their submission guidelines. I suddenly noticed it said that I should have had acknowledgement of the e-mail within 5-7 days.
Hang on, I thought - that's weird. I didn't get any acknowledgement. Is it possible that the e-mail never got there? Have I been waiting on something that I'm never going to hear about? So, I e-mailed and got a response back within a few hours. No- they have no record of the e-mail. I could kick myself for not having checked sooner. So, now I'm back to square one - with a possible 8 week wait. To be fair, they said they would try and expedite it, so I'm hoping I might hear one way or the other a bit sooner than that.
Note to self - always read and re-read ALL the guidelines and then I won't be sat around waiting for something that's never going to happen.

First time feeling like an idiot in 2017. Probably, the first of many :D