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Queries

Backdoor to Literary Representation

March 5, 2013 //  by Wendy Lawton//  135 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

So. . . you need a literary agent. You know you’ve got a knock-em-dead manuscript but now you have to find an agent willing to represent you. You’ve done everything right. You’ve gone to the agency website …

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Bad Query Contest

February 20, 2013 //  by Rachel Kent//  291 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I started seeing mention of these Bad Query Contests on Twitter this week so I thought it would be fun to host one on the Books & Such blog. Please take a moment to jot a quick …

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Offering Representation—One Story

November 27, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  147 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Last week I picked up the phone and made an offer of representation to an author. I won’t tell you who it is because she is a regular member of our blog community, and it’s up to …

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Caution: Cranky Agent Alert

October 2, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  196 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Before I begin my rant–I mean blog post–let me say for the record that I’m usually an upbeat, easy-going, glass-half-full sort of person. Right? I normally avoid snarkiness and try to give everyone the benefit of the …

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5 Reasons Really Great Queries Get Rejected

June 5, 2012 //  by Michelle Ule//  27 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule, filling in for Wendy Lawton while she and Janet Kobobel Grant attend meetings and Book Expo of America, in New York City.

More on Queries 101! Yesterday I gave you five pointers for writing good queries. Today …

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How to Write a Query That Gets Noticed

June 4, 2012 //  by Michelle Ule//  35 Comments

Queries 101: Five Elements of a Good Query Letter

Blogger:  Michelle Ule, filling in for Janet Kobobel Grant and Wendy Lawton, who are in New York City for meetings and to attend Book Expo America.

We receive a lot of …

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The Most Important Thing

May 15, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  97 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

We talk so often about all the elements necessary for a writer to (a) get an agent (b) get a contract (c) find his readership and (d) build a successful career. As a blog reader your head …

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What Makes a Good Nonfiction Query?

March 9, 2012 //  by Michelle Ule//  11 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Part 3 of 3

Today I’m going to talk about what we like to see in a nonfiction query and what causes us to ask for a full proposal. I’ll start with statistics so you can see …

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What Makes a Good Fiction Query?

March 8, 2012 //  by Michelle Ule//  16 Comments

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Part 2 of 3

Yesterday I explained how our agency’s query system works and why. Today I’m going to look at what makes us enthusiastic about a fiction query.

First, the numbers.

I chose a random month …

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Queries from an Agency’s POV

March 7, 2012 //  by Michelle Ule//  22 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Why Don’t I Get a Personal Response?

Part 1 of 3

We received a thoughtful e-mail last week from a writer who asked a pertinent question: “Why don’t you respond to our queries personally? It would only …

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