“You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzky I decided when I was about five years old that I was going to be a famous author when I grew up. And throughout my public school years, I wrote fearlessly, proudly displaying my stories (some of which were much better than others)... Continue Reading →
Otto Grows Down – A Query Letter That Worked!
Today we have a query letter for the amazing picture book, Otto Grows Down, by one of the members of the club, author Michael Sussman. Otto Grows Down is a fun story with a great hook. It was published by Sterling Publishing in 2009. Let's take a look at Michael's letter that lead to the... Continue Reading →
Tell the Story-a Query That Worked
Anola Pickett writes historical fiction for middle grade. Her first novel, based on a true account, is Wasatch Summer. It is the story of a Mormon girl who must take care of the family's sheep by herself in the mountains, and the troubles that ensue. Here is the original query letter, minus personalization. Dear Xxx,... Continue Reading →
past loves: a query that worked
As something a bit different today, I'm posting the query letter that sold a non-fiction article sent on spec to a magazine. This particular article was for adult writers, but I think the principles of writing such a query letter are the same: Start with a big hook Show why you are the one especially... Continue Reading →
Bedtime Monster – A Query Letter that Worked
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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