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 to see…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Mar 5, 2013 in Agents, Blog, Contests, Finding an Agent, Queries, Writer's Conferences, Writer's Conferences | 135 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 query…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Feb 20, 2013 in Blog, Queries | 291 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 her…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Nov 27, 2012 in Agents, Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Queries | 147 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 doubt.…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Oct 2, 2012 in Blog, Queries | 193 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 I’m going to…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Jun 5, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Finding an Agent, Queries | 27 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 queries here at…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Jun 4, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Finding an Agent, Queries | 34 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 must…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on May 15, 2012 in Blog, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Queries | 97 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 what you’re…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Mar 9, 2012 in Blog, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Nonfiction, Queries | 11 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
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 in 2011 and did…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Mar 8, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Fiction, Finding an Agent, Queries, Writing Craft | 16 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 take a minute…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Mar 7, 2012 in Blog, Queries | 22 Comments
