Good luck PJ, and welcome to our little club!
It's a good time here, and along with all the Dresden and Butcher talk, you can find some awesome writing info.
I'm still a long way off myself from starting the agent search. I haven't even tested that water. I'm just trying to drag my ass through my first novel so I can get it polished, plus I'm doing Nano...so yeah, it's going to be a little bit. But, all I have to do is keep pounding the keys, right?