Here at Sub It Club we, of course, love it when our members get published! Well, we have one member who just might blow your mind. She does mine! Not only is Laurie J. Edwards published, she's published in multiple genres. Not only does she have one agent, she has two! And on top of... Continue Reading →
Here at Sub It Club we are always excited when one of our members is published! Today we are thrilled to be celebrating Yvonne Ventresca. Her debut young adult novel, PANDEMIC is on the shelves! Yvonne isn't new to being published though. She has two nonfiction books published as well; a biography of Avril Lavigne and... Continue Reading →
“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 →
When working on a query letter it can be great to look at those that worked. A simple letter that puts the story front and center is best. Lucky for us, author Amy Dixon was kind enough to share the query letter for her fun picture book, Marathon Mouse! Here's her letter: Dear Ms. Reynolds:... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Sub It Club 