Guest Post by Patrick Hopkins If you're part of our Sub It Club Submission Support Group then you know Patrick! He's always popping in to give helpful advice and lots of feedback on queries. Patrick is also known for pointing us to Carissa Taylor's super informative Successful Queries database. As some of you may well... Continue Reading →
Wen Baragrey Shares her Query
Today I am thrilled to have Wen Baragrey join us here on the Sub It Club blog! Wen's book, WHAT GOES UP, is scheduled to be released by Random House in 2018. But before Wen connected with her agent and sold that book she had, of course, done some querying of other projects. Wen is... Continue Reading →
A Dual POV YA Contemporary Query Letter from Brandy Meinhardt
Brandy Meinhardt is one of our great Sub it Club members! She brings her own unique experience and insights into our submission support group. Brandy is so willing to help others that today she is here to share her query letter with us for her YA Contemporary, PERFECTLY IMPERFECT. But first, Brandy is going to... Continue Reading →
Yvonne Ventresca Shares her Query Letter for PANDEMIC
Yvonne Ventresca is one of our published Sub It Club members. We love having her in the group! She is kind enough to pop in and help others out when she can. Today Yvonne is letting us take a look at the query letter she sent to her publisher that led to the sale of... Continue Reading →
A Query Letter That Worked from Ariel Bernstein + a Slush Pile Pass & 2 Critique Giveaways!
If you keep up with us here on the blog, you may have seen that Ariel Bernstein had some amazing news in 2015. Not only did she sign with agent Mary Cummings of Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises, she signed a deal for her picture book, I HAVE A BALLOON, with Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman books as well... Continue Reading →
PIRATE’S LULLABY: MUTINY AT BEDTIME – A Query Letter That Worked
While many publishing houses are closed to submissions, querying editors is still a possibility in some circumstances, and it can definitely lead to publication. Today we are celebrating Sub It Club member, Marcie Wessels and the release of her debut picture book! Marcie is here to tell us how she queried her editor directly and share her... Continue Reading →