What Does a Form Rejection Mean When Querying A Novel?

I’ve queried before. I’ve queried this story before. Thirty-six rejections in, this story has been decently queried, but has not … More

Querying and Agents: Now I’m Confused

I thought I had learned almost all there was to querying fiction. Maybe not perfected it, but knew enough.

And then I ran into this complaint…

Querying Versus Submitting

I’ve been querying my manuscript and submitting some short stories.

Why the different terms? What’s the difference?

Talking about traditional publishers, literary agents, and more.

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The 10 Types of Queriers

There are 10 types of queriers.

Which are you?

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They Want What? The Difference Between Blurbs, Queries, and Synopses!

All industries have their own specialized terms, and even inside an industry, different people can want things done different ways. … More

Picking an Agent (or #PW Mentor) To Query

Whether you’re about to query PitchWars mentors tomorrow, or query literary agents Friday, it’s best to do your homework!

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Pitching Agents And Readers

I talk a lot about pitching agents via the query process, but that’s not the only way to pitch. There … More

Agents and Editors Share–Pitches We’re Sick Of!

What do agents want? What are publishers sick of? At Balticon52, I got the opportunity to hear a few of the industry leaders voice their opinions.

The panel was entitled “Pitches We’re Sick Of (And One’s We’d Like To See More Of), but since that’s not enough to fill an hour, it turned into a Question and Answer session.

What Good Is An Agent? Answers From Writers.

https://youtu.be/8bsDxJ7awgM%5BPrevious related topics: Why? How? What? ] If you’ve been paying attention to the literary agency world in the last … More