Querytracker. We’ve mentioned it in some of our blog posts here at Sub It Club already. (It's great for when you have Ants In Your Pants Syndrome.) If you don’t know about Querytracker it’s definitely a tool worth checking into. Querytracker has a database of 1290 agents and is updated regularly. Seriously, you can find... Continue Reading →
Ants in Your Pants Syndrome
You sent off a query letter or submission. Now what to do? Refresh your email every three seconds? Get excited whenever the phone rings? Wait by the mailbox and tear through the mail as soon as it comes every day? All right, all right, sit on your hands for just a minute there. We don't... Continue Reading →
Dedicated to the One You Love: Nine Steps to Targeting an Agent/Editor
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 →
6+1 PIERCING QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU QUERY AN AGENT PLUS 4 STEPS
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 →