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 →
Yes, there is a double meaning. Sub It Club is all about goals: setting them, reaching them and everything in between. Every month we will remind you to assess where you are with your goals and set new ones. I’m a visual person and I find having the image of a goalpost in my mind’s... 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 →
A bad agent is worse than no agent at all. Because a bad agent can ruin all your editor prospects. Editors who may have been interested in your manuscript if it had been pitched in a more skillful manner, or if the agent had worked on edits with you before she sent it out. Once... Continue Reading →
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