How to Write a Query Letter Hook
A query letter hook is the way that you capture a literary agent’s attention right at the start of your query letter. It’s the most …
A query letter hook is the way that you capture a literary agent’s attention right at the start of your query letter. It’s the most …
This is a special one. Not only is author H.C. Helfand a great case study in mixing up genre, audience, and exploring multiple paths to …
Publishing houses in New York The “Big Five” publishing houses in New York, or the “Sister Six” as they used to be known until Penguin …
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Rather than listing out current calls for submissions—of which there are thousands, yes thousands!—I figured it would be really useful to provide a list of …
My writer imposter syndrome story When my nephew was old enough to help pick out Christmas gifts, he chose for me a blue writer’s journal. …
When querying literary agents, you need a killer query letter, manuscript or book proposal, and a strong stomach. But how many literary agents should you …
You’ve done it: you’ve put in all the hard work it requires to get a literary agent to want to sign you. But what most …
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Photo credit: Sharona Jacobs For the next interview in our author interview series, I’m honored to interview the inimitable screenwriter and author Elizabeth Searle. From …
So you took the plunge, endured the emotional upheavals and tough criticism of your writing, and took on student loan debt you’ll be paying off …
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As the old adage goes: if you can’t write, read. There’s no such thing as an aspiring writer. If you write, you are a writer. …