Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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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 …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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Great comments so far on queries. Today we are going to get into some dos and don’ts. Let me say again, these are …
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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 …
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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 …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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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. …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 61º and rainy
Early on in my life I learned that if I pictured the very worst thing that could happen and figured out some strategies for dealing with …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Old New Castle, Delaware
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As we continue talking about the writer’s journey let’s look at the second step.
Step Two: The Threshold
This is the jumping off point for the adventure. Once …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the most popular film stars were Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Astaire and Rogers, in particular, danced through spectaculars, …