First off, be sure to stop by Regan Leigh’s blog, where I’ve done a guest post weighing in on the negative book review “controversy”. Quick summary: Don’t do it. Period. Also, this week is Query Week on Let the Words Flow! We’re offering in-depth critiques from ourselves and several agents, so you’ll definitely want to stop […]
Today is Maggie‘s turn, so please leave your feedback in the comment section. Remember: all snark will be destroyed! Spread the word so Maggie can get tons of help (not that she needs it, of course)! ~~~ Dear Agent, After two mysterious young men show up at her high school prom, 16-year-old Avery Hunter finds […]
Melinda R. Cordell is up today, so please leave your thoughts in the comment section. Remember: all snark will be destroyed! Spread the word so Melinda can get tons of helpful feedback! ~~~ Dear Nice Agent Person: I’m querying you because you’re so awesome, et cetera. After being bullied for the millionth time in seventh […]
Put your hands together for Holly (my fab crit partner!). Her query is below for community feedback, so please leave your thoughts in the comments (no snark permitted). Spread the word so Holly can get as much quality criticism as possibility! ~~~ Dear Agent Sooz, Because you are fantastic and wonderful and have a love […]
Darke Conteur is up today, so please leave your thoughts in the comment section. Remember: all snark will be instantly incinerated! Spread the word so Darke can get tons of helpful feedback! ~~~ Dear [agent name] Amelia Saint thinks she’s losing her mind. Demonic visions have left Amelia doubting her sanity. When she learns her […]
Okay, peeps! Laura Wardle is up today, so please leave you thoughts in the comment section. Remember: all snark will be instantly incinerated! Oh, and spread the word so Laura can get lots of helpful feedback. Also, be sure to check out Janet Reid’s latest post on query letters. Lots of great information to be […]
So, I decided to go ahead and throw my friend Yahong‘s query up for community feedback! Please leave your thoughts in the comments (nothing snarky — it will be instantly deleted). Spread the word so Yahong can get as much quality criticism as possibility! ~~~ Dear [agent]: When a bizarre circular imprint appears in the […]
UPDATE: All queries must be received by 12:00 AM Friday (Jan. 21, 2011) — so Thursday night! I am (no surprise) receiving a lot of these, and I don’t want to be SO inundated that I can’t give everyone a quality-critique. So, I said I’d be open until Friday, and I’ll wait until the very […]
I realize that I’m not the norm — that I was incredibly blessed to have 4 agents want to represent me.* BUT, I also feel most of my luck can be attributed to the fact that I Worked my butt off to have a Perfect Product. Did my homework before querying. DREAMED REALLY BIG AND […]
You’re ready to start sending queries… YAAAAAY! It’s pretty straightforward from here. Email the query you’ve worked so hard on to the agents you’ve researched so diligently. For me, querying was a roller coaster — no joke! Like the fastest, craziest ride ever. Oddly enough, the hardest part about my query submissions was being in […]