If you want to take part in the big world of publishing, make a good impression, and hold on to your sanity, you are going to need more than just a little patience. I’m not sure that patience can ever be mastered but I can tell you that there are ways to make the waiting... Continue Reading →
But Are You a Match? Six Things to Consider Before Accepting Representation: Prt 3/6–RELATIONSHIPS WITH EDITORS
And now we come to Part Three of BUT ARE YOU A MATCH, Part One is here, Part Two is here. An agent's first role is that of SALESMAN. Every salesman must rely on a list of contacts, or in the case of a literary editor, a list of editors. So today, our topic... Continue Reading →
The Monthly Goalpost for August: Press On
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will... Continue Reading →
August Contest Roundup
This month's Contest Roundup has quite a few opportunities for children's writers. But, there's also two upcoming novel contests from publishers, a contest of sorts for illustrators, and Write On Con! If you're looking for an agent you certainly don't want to miss the fun of #PITMAD in September. Want to see what others think of... Continue Reading →
But Are You a Match? Six Things to Consider Before Accepting Representation: Prt 2/6–WHAT ARE THEY INTERESTED IN?
Part Two of the series BUT ARE YOU A MATCH? (prt 1 here) could also be called: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P0hG3sD0-E Because different agents have different ideas about what his/her role is as your representative. Some do it all, and some have a very narrow range of what they want from you. So let us consider: AGENT AREA... Continue Reading →
ALL ABOUT SUBMISSIONS GUEST BLOGGER, HEATHER AYRIS BURNELL: CREATE A GREAT INTRODUCTION: QUERY AND COVER LETTERS
Alayne Kay Christian at Sub Six asked me to write a guest post all about query and cover letters and I was happy to oblige. Since WordPress has this amazing reblog button I just have to share the post here with Sub it Club as well. In the post I cover everything from the basic parts and format to do’s and don’ts. Alayne added some helpful links at the end of the post as well. So, read on if you need help figuring out cover and query letters or if you, like me, are always studying up!
The ALL ABOUT SUBMISSIONS series is winding down. Only two more posts before we move on. The final guest bloggers will be Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund. They will be joining together to talk about submissions. Beginning in the fall, a team of platform building, awe inspiring, social media mavens will share their knowledge and tips in a Platform Building series as guest bloggers. I will be sharing their names next month. Also in the fall, I will be adding more testimonials and some new advanced plans to my critique service, so keep an eye out for announcements.
Today, author and creator of Sub It Club, Heather Ayris Burnell, shares her tips on writing query and cover letters. A big thank you to Heather for her words of wisdom and for taking the time to write this post.
CREATE A GREAT INTRODUCTION: QUERY AND COVER LETTERS
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