The Query: Sell Your Story Part 2
As most of you pointed out in the comments of Part 1, creating a query is hard work. Thank goodness for cyber space.
Here are some links for great places to learn the ins and outs of query writing.
Elana has an awesome exercise she employs when writing queries.
Author Nancy Parra wrote a four-part series on writing queries.
Agent Janet Reid hosts Query Shark, a raw, brutal place for learning how to write an awesome query.
There are tons of other places full of information on writing a great query. Agent blogs are incredible founts of information.
When did you first realize you had to write a query before you could submit a manuscript? What's your favorite site for gleaning query information?
Here are some links for great places to learn the ins and outs of query writing.
Elana has an awesome exercise she employs when writing queries.
Author Nancy Parra wrote a four-part series on writing queries.
Agent Janet Reid hosts Query Shark, a raw, brutal place for learning how to write an awesome query.
There are tons of other places full of information on writing a great query. Agent blogs are incredible founts of information.
When did you first realize you had to write a query before you could submit a manuscript? What's your favorite site for gleaning query information?
Comments
Sarah, that sounds like a really great site! I know Charlotte Dillon has a place on her RWC website that does almost the same thing. It's pretty helpful.
I mostly go by chapters in writing books for help with this, though I know I'm far from "getting" how to write one. I'll have to check out those links next time I'm working on one. Thanks for sharing!
I've also learned a ton on blogs like yours and Jody Hedlund's.
Thanks for the links! Could always stand to get better at them. :)
Can you say "Holy green"? Yeah, I had no idea. It took me a year to figure things out. And even then, I'm still learning.
It's been invaluable so far, and while I haven't managed to really get the hang of the technique myself yet (not enough practice!), I figure it's a skill that will develop over time and with repeated study!
Elana visited my blog the other day, so I returned the favor. I saw that post. Awesome!
Blessings,
Susan :)
But as to writing a GOOD query, that just came with trial and error until I finally nailed it. Fortunately, that first MS wasn't up to par, so I'm glad my horrible queries didn't garner any interest in the beginning. Heh...
My fav site is http://guidetoliteraryagents.blogspot,com/
very good info. Lots of guidance on writing queries and who is after them.
Gotta love that!
Sorry, I'm so green on the internet. I can't remember when I found out I needed to query for non-fiction. It seems I always knew it.
Take care of yourself and get well soon!