Great news: Sub It Club member, Khalia Moreau has landed a debut deal with Forever, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing (Hachette)! She has graciously agreed to share her successful query letter for THE PRINCESS OF 106 THORNWOOD DRIVE and her journey to publishing. Let’s have a look. Dear Editors of Forever, One year ago, a tragic car… Continue Reading →
The Road to Mordor by Rachel Menard
Not long ago, Rachel Menard announced the sale of her debut novel, GAME OF STRENGTH AND STORM, in our Sub It Club submission support group. She also shared some quick stats on her journey, and they are amazing! Certain that we all needed to know more, I asked Rachel if she would tell us about… Continue Reading →
How to Write a Query Letter – A Basic Breakdown
Whether you’re drafting your first-ever query letter or have written a whole bunch of them, the truth remains the same: query letters can be tough. Each manuscript is different. Heck, each query letter is a little different! Even when you’re querying the same manuscript to multiple people you still need to take the time to… Continue Reading →
FINDING a G.R.E.A.T. AGENT MATCH with Hannah Holt
Oh felicitous rapture—a literary agent has offered representation. A long journey has come to a happy ending. Or has it? Take a deep breath. Before you accept, ask for a fortnight to think it over. Obviously, you have some relaxing to do because you just used the word fortnight. Okay, maybe that was me. Anyway,… Continue Reading →
The Power of Story
It’s SUMMER! I don’t know what all y’all are up to this summer, but I just returned from a loooooong trip in the family roadster. Ten states, twenty-four days, and 4000 miles later, the six of us are finally home and enjoying a little down time. Somehow, in the midst of our road trip, I… Continue Reading →
A Few Thoughts from Behind the Scenes of Pitch Wars
I’m so excited to be a mentor in Pitch Wars this year, and I’ve spent the last three days reading through my submissions, trying to find the perfect partner. It’s SO HARD, guys! After three days, I’ve only been able to narrow my list down to my top 14 choices – and I only get… Continue Reading →