WOW. Scott has asked a very difficult question. I’m not sure this situation will apply to many of you, but it’s a very intriguing question and makes you think a bit about query rule-breaking. Thanks for your question, Scott! Continue reading »
You know how much I love my Operations. It makes me feel like a doctor. Which is what I considered doing for about a month in undergrad. Then realized cutting people open wasn’t quite my bag. Moving on. I get a lot of wonderful queries. I get a few really awful queries. And sometimes I … Continue reading »
The Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment has done a bonkers fantastic interview/guest blogging with my client Renae Mercado. Renae takes you step by step through her query letter and gives awesome tips on how to intrigue an agent and make them ask for more. And clearly it worked for me. So the girl knows what she is talking … Continue reading »
Recently, I’ve had requests to give examples of BAD query letters. But you’ll forgive me if I just don’t feel comfortable critiquing some poor unsuspecting writer’s query and posting it live. (Maybe someday) However, Martin Literary Management (mainly Sharlene because nonfiction lends itself to WAY crazier queries) will soon be featuring a “Crazy Query” section … Continue reading »
