Tuesday, March 10, 2015

March Tip: Five Helpful Links on Queries

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Querying is always a daunting task for writers. Here's some of the latest posts I've seen about them.

What No to Do When Querying K. Whipkey has a great list of dos and don'ts.

The Hunt is On: How to Find an Agent Janice Hardy has six steps in the process.

And some oldies from the Books and Writer's Forum. If you've ever been curious about a writing forum, this is the place to be. The Research and Craft and Writers Exercises folders are golden. (Can you tell I'm a member? ;-)

Advice Please! Dig around in this one. Though is specific to Fantasy writer Julie, there's a lot of general info, too.

Query Help Dig in this one, too. Check out the query checklist for some lovely advice.

Query Based on First Twenty Pages This is a great resource, too.

Next Week: I'll have four more lovely reads to review. See you then! ;-)

7 comments:

  1. Having been through the trenches and come out on the other side...the best advice I can offer is to read EACH AND EVERY ONE of these links and pay attention. Your greatest challenge is not letting your voice get lost in the details! :)

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  2. Thank, DL. It's a challenge, isn't it? I'm gearing up for contests now, but querying is coming.

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  3. Zan Marie,

    It feels a bit like chasing your tale. Just when you almost have it, there it goes again. :0)Thanks for the links. Query Shark is a good training ground too. http://queryshark.blogspot.ca/

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  4. Ah! Darn auto correct. No pun was intended. I meant tail.

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  5. :-D I knew what you meant, Rose. That's an accurate description of what it feels like!

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  6. Sigh, I'm so depressed about querying. I'm going to get it right eventually though and these links will help. Thanks.

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