Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Tehachapi, CA
Weather: Breezy and beautiful
Last time I blogged, I talked about query letter dos and don’ts. Mostly the don’ts. I want to follow that up with the next step–what to do once you’ve got …
#QueryFail: Over the Top
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: A sunny Friday
We’ve talked about avoiding the too-clever query and giving too much information. We’re going to wind up this week by talking about those queries that fail …
#QueryFail: TMI
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: Warm and sunny
In the comments yesterday I mentioned how important it is for me to know something about the author in the query. When I agree to represent …
#QueryFail: Clever Queries
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 82º (Ten degrees hotter than yesterday)
Great comments so far on queries. Today we are going to get into some dos and don’ts. Let me say again, these are …
#QueryFail: Debunking the Myths
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: Return to May sunshine
Great responses yesterday. You communicated the limitations and frustrations of the query system. Truthfully? It’s one of my least favorite parts of this job. I …
#QueryFail: A Frustrating Process
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: May flowers mixed with May showers
If you are familiar with Twitter then you’ll be familiar with the title of this week’s blog entries– #QueryFail. That’s a hashtag* for …
Worst Case Scenario– Wrap-Up
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 74º and sunny
Yesterday I set up a worst case scenario about a stalled career. Here’s what I said: All your life you wanted to be a writer. You …
Worst Case Scenario– Career Stall
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 73º and sunny
Yesterday I set up a worst case scenario about fickle genre fashion using the yet undiscovered (or just plain fictitious) genre, edgy Brit-lit. Here’s what I …
Worst Case Scenario–Genre Fail
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 68º and partly sunny
Yesterday I set up a brand new worst case scenario. Here it is: You have an amazing book burning a hole in your life. You …
Worst Case Scenario– No Platform
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 67º and cloudy
First, let’s talk about yesterday’s worst case scenario– when your queries go out to a dozen agents and . . . nothing. I appreciated the responses. …