Tag: query letter
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May 30, 2007 06:53 PM EDT --
Still hashing out this #&#@!*& query letter..... I think I'm suffering from permanent brain damage.
So from my original comments, I have determined that the mini-synopsis was too long. . . .
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June 06, 2007 09:25 AM EDT --
My book is more than halfway done and I know where it's heading. As such, I'm starting to think about the query process. You can see my "first crack at a synopsis" at http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977021571 . . .
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June 24, 2007 12:17 PM EDT --
I have a manuscript I have been working on for a year, but it isn't but halfway finished.
I am tossing around the idea of putting together a query letter with my poetry and instead of starting . . .
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October 02, 2007 05:33 AM EDT --
Dear Writing a Book Proposal members:
I have subscribed to the absolutewrite newsletter, and this column by Lori A. Basiewicz is fun reading and may be of interest to the members of this group:
www.absolutewrite.com/freelance_writing/notes.htm . . .
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September 08, 2007 05:22 PM EDT --
He fell from the sky and landed on the unforgiving sidewalk in front of her. He was no more than twenty yards from her new pink sandals. There the man lay, still and face . . .
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April 14, 2007 09:59 AM EDT --
Does anyone have any tips or tricks they would be willing to share around writing a query letter?
I'm specifically trying to create something to send to an agent who has heard of my work and . . .
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May 03, 2007 08:54 AM EDT --
Every unpublished author has the same problem: You do your reseach, you spot a promising agent or publisher (one of the few who accept submissions from previously unpublished authors), you find out exactly . . .
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April 05, 2009 09:38 AM EDT --
Yay! I finished the first draft of The Laptop Dancer Diaries, and now it's time for me to look for an agent. I'd appreciate any critiques of the following query letter. Thanks for your help! . . .
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September 08, 2007 10:46 PM EDT --
You've likely heard the quote that "you only have one chance to make a first impression."
I get e-mails from writer friends and am shocked by their inability to craft even a simple sentence . . .
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March 04, 2009 04:12 PM EST --
Colleagues:
I sent this email on 1/23/09, almost 6 weeks ago. I still have had no reply.
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Dear Ms xxxxxx
There is a Hudson River town that has four independently . . .
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April 30, 2009 12:52 PM EDT --
Kimberly - I thought I'd share my latest query letter to be critiqued. Since it has been ignored or rejected I feel it qualifies for the "Dumbed Down" writing exercise:
Dear _____ . . .
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March 08, 2009 10:55 PM EDT --
I'm an avid people watcher. Sometimes I come across intriguing physical facets of human beings and just can't get them out of my mind. Today I was wandering the beach over on Sanibel Island and . . .
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May 22, 2007 03:31 PM EDT --
To all the members of the group Writing a Book Proposal:
To get some insight into other people's experiences with query letters / proposals, I would like to recommend that we join in this little survey. . . .
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May 22, 2007 08:00 PM EDT --
Many people have a tough time crafting their query. Basically, a query is not a business letter - it is a sales tool. It is the first thing they see to decide if they want to even glance at a synopsis . . .
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January 23, 2007 06:58 PM EST --
Last year I accomplished a life-long goal; write a novel. I bounced ideas off friends and my children, and diligently wrote until I completed Unexpected Visitors, a middle grade Sci-fi story. . . .
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June 01, 2008 08:59 AM EDT --
A literary agent can make the process of publishing a novel much easier for any writer. They screen through many query letters from aspiring novelists to select a few choice candidates. The agent shops . . .
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September 21, 2007 01:21 AM EDT --
I got a check in the mail today. It's an infrequent happening lately, so I was giddy and danced around the sofa with my tongue out - waving the check in my husband's face. I sang (in . . .
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September 16, 2007 05:11 PM EDT --
Well, it says so in the following article's beginning. I already knew I was a bit impulsive, random in thought, and forgetful. But ill? Hmmm . . .
Actually, the write-up supports writing as therapy. . . .
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February 26, 2009 06:07 PM EST --
Destination pieces were today's theme and we had quite a creative turnout. While not every submission highlighted a specific destination, there was wanderlust on the minds of the writers featured. . . .
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March 06, 2009 10:54 PM EST --
Parenting woes hit hard when an unassuming mother or father becomes privy to information they'd just as soon not know. I think we've all worn blinders when discovering a hidden handwritten . . .
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