Well, snow has slowed down this post. Not that it snowed today, but the prospect of another 16" on top of the 12" already sitting on the ground meant I ran around crazily in circles doing a week's worth of errands in one day. Enough about my petty problems. On to the business at hand.... Continue Reading →
The A-number-one kiss of death in a query: "My grandchildren love this story!" Or your children love your story. Or you classroom, your critique group, or--Saints Preserve us-- your mother. Never, never, ever, even if they pelt you with gummy bears and tickle you with ostrich feathers, mention anyone loving your work, unless it's an... Continue Reading →
You love your manuscript! You do, don't you? (Otherwise maybe you'd better do a little more thinking about whether or not you're ready to send it out on submission.) How do you show an agent or editor how much you love your manuscript? Format those queries and cover letters correctly! Your query... Continue Reading →
We're still testing some things out here at Sub It Club and are working hard to make things run smoothly. Last week we posted our first query letter for critique in our private WordPress chatroom and there was A LOT of great feedback! Now I know, not everyone gets their query and cover letters critiqued. But... Continue Reading →
Quick answer: The query letter is a tool to gain permission to send your manuscript. The cover letter accompanies the requested manuscript. Better answer: The query letter is a sales pitch. The cover letter reconnects the agent/editor with the reason they requested the manuscript. Every agent has his little quirks about how he prefers his... Continue Reading →
One of the features we've planned for the Sub It Club blog is... Sub It Success! It's helpful to read query letters that worked, so we'll be asking writers to share their query letters that led to them to success. What is success? For the purpose of this Sub It Success blog series it's a... Continue Reading →
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