Query Shark - Advice on Writing Queries to Agents
Oct 14, 2020 12:49:56 GMT -6
Post by Alatariel on Oct 14, 2020 12:49:56 GMT -6
What's a Query?
When you're ready to publish and you have a polished manuscript, one of the first things to do is write a query to send to agents (or publishers).
There are specific rules and guidelines for queries and they're different for an agent and publisher. So don't just write one and send it to both!
My favorite resource for learning how to write a good, strong, eye-catching query for an AGENT is the blog "Query Shark". It's run by a veteran agent in the industry and she shreds query drafts for the benefit of teaching. She'll answer questions, too, and provide really valuable feedback. Of course, she prefaces all of this by saying these are her opinions on how to make queries strong, but honestly her insight is gold and valuable to ALL who want to be published the traditional way.
She's been doing this blog for YEARS, which is great because reading each post goes by quickly. Oh, she'll also post updates. So if a query is shredded and then the author comes back with a revision that's better, she'll post both versions with all of her comments. LOVE IT.
QUERY SHARK BLOG
When you're ready to publish and you have a polished manuscript, one of the first things to do is write a query to send to agents (or publishers).
There are specific rules and guidelines for queries and they're different for an agent and publisher. So don't just write one and send it to both!
My favorite resource for learning how to write a good, strong, eye-catching query for an AGENT is the blog "Query Shark". It's run by a veteran agent in the industry and she shreds query drafts for the benefit of teaching. She'll answer questions, too, and provide really valuable feedback. Of course, she prefaces all of this by saying these are her opinions on how to make queries strong, but honestly her insight is gold and valuable to ALL who want to be published the traditional way.
She's been doing this blog for YEARS, which is great because reading each post goes by quickly. Oh, she'll also post updates. So if a query is shredded and then the author comes back with a revision that's better, she'll post both versions with all of her comments. LOVE IT.
QUERY SHARK BLOG
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