Category: Queries
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Finding Your Next Literary Agent – Is #2 Right For You?
As most of you are aware, my agent of two years cut me loose a few weeks ago. It was a bit of a shock, but also something I expected. While I’d like to think that the decision wasn’t based on my inability to produce good stories, I do know that the inability of those…
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Query Critique at YA Stands – Read it Here!
Got query? Read my critique of one writer’s query letter on YA Stands. This post got me thinking about how important it is to write, rewrite, and rewrite again anything that you’re going to send to an agent or editor. Will do a post on it soon! Cheers… – Julie
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The Dream and Reality of Snagging an Agent
It helps to have a pre-determined amount of rungs to climb on the Writer’s Ladder. You know, the wooden one that’s up against the wall? You’ve been standing on it for some time with your manuscript in hand, clutching the rails with the other and hanging on for dear life. All you want to do…
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Introducing A Very Special Writer Friend
I don’t think I’ve done this before on my blog… introduced a wonderful person who not only writes awesome stories, but who I consider my kindred friend in the world of writing (and drinking wine, for that matter!). I met Trisha Leaver via www.absolutewrite.com. It was August 2009, I had a new story swirling around…
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Who Ya Gonna Call… When You Get THE CALL?
For those of you who aspire to publish your writing, you know what THE CALL is. And for my friends who don’t (those of you who prefer sports, math, and other topics I don’t understand, but am grateful you do), it’s when a literary agent rings your phone and shocks the holy hell out of…
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Is It Beer-30 Yet?
After writing all 69,000 words of SWELL, editing it, proofreading it, cussing it out… I am utterly exhausted. Oh, let us not forget the lovely challenge of writing a darn good query letter and synopsis to go along with the manuscript. Not to mention putting together a list of 70+ literary agents to send the…