Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
I was going through my current batch of query letters, and while many of them are very good, it reminded me how difficult it is to write a strong pitch. You have to accomplish so many things …
Query letters
Pitching Your Potential
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Writers pursuing publication usually come up against the question, “What have you published in the past?” If they haven’t previously published, they worry nobody will take them seriously; if they have published, they wonder if their books …
Don’t Put Me to Sleep!
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Hi Rachelle,
I’m working on a book proposal, and was wondering if I should interject my personality/humor into it? Or are they usually personality minus? I believe I tend to write better when I can be humorous …
Queries: To request a book or not?
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I was asked recently, “What is the one thing that makes you request a project based on a query and what is the one thing in a query that makes you decide a book isn’t the right …
Writers – Don’t Try This at Home
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Sometimes my inbox turns up the most interesting things. For example, this query I received:
→ It showed over a dozen agents’ email addresses in the “to” line.
→ It was addressed to “Dear Sir/Madam.” (I don’t …
What to expect when you send a query to Books & Such
Blogger: Rachel Kent
If you are getting ready to send out your query and you are considering sending to Books & Such, this post is for you. I’d like to walk you through the behind-the-scenes process of what happens to …
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Pitching in Person
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I am diving in now to my preparations for ICRS at the end of June. ICRS is a wonderful place for agents to meet face-to-face with editors to talk about our clients’ projects. There’s great benefit to …
How Important is Your Book Title?
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
I was talking with a writer who mentioned she hadn’t worked too hard to come up with a great title for her book. When I asked why, she said she’d been to a workshop taught by an …
Four Reasons Your Query Might Be Rejected
Blogger: Rachel Kent
If you are submitting query letters into the sea of literary agents and editors and you aren’t getting any bites, the reason could be one of these below. Also, it’s important to keep in mind that your …
Don’t Say This In Your Query
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
“Ever since I was a kid, red velvet cake has been my favorite.”
I know you’d never put that in your query (unless your book is about red velvet cake). But agents typically want you to include …