So, one of the reasons writing a query letter for WANTED is that the main character doesn't show up until chapter 23. This isn't entirely true. There are three other main characters that are there from the beginning. But the MAIN main character takes awhile to show up. And I thought to myself, what would it beike if I rewrote the thing entirely ( Read more... )

If I have no further revisions to make to my manuscript, I start querying agents next Monday. So, following the sage advice of Marion Gropen, I went back to the book store and started searching for agents of authors on the shelves. Now that I've written a more classic fantasy piece, I don't mind copying down the name of every new release fantasy on ( Read more... )

One element of a comic you don't readily see in the book itself is its solicit. It's the small blurb provided to Diamond (the distributor) who can then include the book and its brief description in its catalog. In other words, it's a two-sentence query letter ( Read more... )

So, first, the wicked awesome news. Not one but two people who do not know me in real life and are under no obligation to be nice to me, went to my website, got my email address, and sent me nice letters full of compliments and reaffirming statements. How cool is that? Thank you and welcome to Cynthia and Elizabeth ( Read more... )

I have a few agents I won't hear from for a few more weeks yet, but for the most part, everyone I have queried has rejected me either with a rejection or with silence. I don't form rejection letters. It would be great to get personalized letters, but given the dirth of queries they receive, I understand why they use them. What I dislike is the "If ( Read more... )

Common Sense: You've slowed your agent submission rate.

Me: I've reached the end of my list of agents I feel comfortable submitting to.

Common Sense: That's not a very long list.

Me: That's all I could find. Do you have any suggestions?

Common Sense: Google your favorite authors and add the word "agent." Find out who their agents are and query ( Read more... )

Attention humans ( Read more... )

I wrote a query yesterday for The End of Bliss. It is for an agent, whenever I finish and revise the manuscript, although no agent in particular. That's in the future. First we must sort out our personal life and finish our manuscript. I really do feel like those college wannabes that aren't actually capable of accomplishing anything, which only ( Read more... )