The Marathon
Hello friends! I'm back from a summer jam-packed with river trips to guide and mountains to climb. But as the brisk Maine air turns our leaves every shade of autumn, I'm glad for the chance to spend a little more time around the house, working on my creative...
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The Anatomy of a Query Letter
A query letter is the brief letter you use to introduce your manuscript to an agent in the hope of piquing their interest. It's a one-page pitch that strips your book to it's bones as an artistic product. As far as I can tell, there are five essential parts to a...
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The Query Essentials (or, why you aren’t hearing back from agents)
There are many mistakes to avoid when querying. Today, I'd like to highlight what I think was my biggest problem LAST time I tried to get an agent for my book (two years ago I tried to acquire an agent for a book that I've shelved for now... I got a couple of bites...
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The Roller-coaster of Querying
Hello friends! I'm back. So, on Thursday I broke out my list of my top 22 favorite agents. The agents who I, after much research, think would be the closest fit with my book and the best champions for it. I've spent a lot of time accumulating this list, from scouring...
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Introductions
Hello and welcome! In the coming posts, I'll be outlining the steps I've taken and the progress I make towards becoming a published fiction writer. My aim is to provide a useful resource for other writers who, like me, are just starting out. Some questions you may...
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