I'm aging up an MG that got a lot of requests with the same feedback. The story is YA. The motivations of my MC lean best to the summer before high school, if I make her older, I'll lose the bones of the story. Advice? #queryhelp#writingcommunity#askanagent#askawriter#mg#ya
I just realized I’ve been writing my synopses wrong. And I’m mortified. I’ve sent OVER 20 QUERIES with a copy and pasted blurb of my book rather than a synopsis.
Can I redeem myself?
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I'm working on a new query for my 120K fantasy novel Glimmer Monster... I am also working through the manuscript to lower the word count, too. The query itself is only 171 words. Anyone care to look at it for me? If yes thread below
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Literary agents on QueryTracker:
1- When uploading “first ten pages,” what is the standard for spacing, margins, and font?
2- If the length of a synopsis isn’t specified, what if a safe word count?
Thanks!
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#WritingCommmunity#queryhelp#amquerying 🧵I'm struggling with my comp titles. I've had beta readers tell me that my book reminds them of Harry Potter (young boy finds new world, attends “school/training”) meets Eragon (creature bond) with a touch of The Lord of The Rings (war/w
Do any of you do beta reads or edit queries on Fiverr? I have been incredibly impressed by the quality of the reports I've received from people on there. If you're on Fiverr, post your info here for others to find you! #writingcommunity#amediting#amquerying#queryhelp
The problem here is that queries aren't really the make or break in kicking open the door to agency representation and publishing. It's PITCHING. Even if you get lucky, you'll be spending your entire career pitching every project. #WritingCommunity#QueryHelp#amquerying
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When you query do you query more than one agent at a time, or do you send it to one and wait for a yes/no before approaching the next agent? I’ve never done it before! :|
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#amquerying Question: If you have included info in your query letter that is asked for in a separate field on Query Tracker, do you take it out of your query or list it twice? (i.e. comp titles, bio). #WritingCommunity#queryhelp