Seeking rep for my new adult contemporary figure skating/hockey romance written by someone who spent 20+ years on the ice ⛸️

❄️ Big 5 editor interest + 16 requests
✨Mental health rep
🩵 Off Campus energy
🌀 The banter/sarcasm found in The Cutting Edge (1992)

#literaryagents #querying #queryingauthors

As a #StLouis based freelance #bookeditor, I help #authors polish their manuscripts for #selfpublishing or #querying literary agents.

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Querying? Here's what you need.
- Polished manuscript
- Well researched & edited query letter
- 1-2 page synopsis, error free
- Elevator pitch
- Well researched list of agents to query
- Perseverance
+ Study your desired agent's preferences & submission guidelines!
#literaryagent #querying

Me: Hmm, I haven't written in a while. Let's get some words in. ✍️

Opens laptop and sees three unfinished WIPs staring back at me.

...

Also, me: So... what if I started a fourth? 👀

#WriterProblems #querying #WritingCommunity #author #AmWritting #WritersOfBluesky #authorlife #writingjourney

"Is my book ready?”

You’ve worked endless hours writing and revising your manuscript. You’re so close to the project that it can be hard to know when your book is finally ready for #querying agents or #selfpublishing.

A manuscript evaluation can help.

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Phew. Querying is hard, some days. If you're currently querying agents, let me know your stats!

I'm at 120 queries, 50 hard no's, 70 no replies, and there are like another 100 who have been "Currently closed" since March.

BUT! I also got a full manuscript request.

#querying #debutauthor

Just finished recording my upcoming webinar on how to write a query letter! My cat may have made an appearance. #Querying #Writing

It was fun to see my name pop up in @alyssamatesic.bsky.social 's latest video about query letters 😀 my two seconds of fame!

. . . hope I haven't peaked now 😆

#writing #querying

Writers! Aspiring authors! Whether you are in the querying trenches or pursuing self-publishing, I highly recommend editorial services by Literary Agent @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social

Her feedback was incredibly thorough, specific, and clear. #writers #authors #querying #literaryagent #edit #revise

November #Agent121 sessions are now live at iaminprint.co.uk

Run your letter, synopsis and opening pages past a real life literary agent or editor! #litagent #authorcommunity #indieauthors #writinglife #querying

Me: I will only check Query Tracker twice today😌
Also me, 5 minutes later: Refresh👁️👄👁️
Sending love to everyone else practicing extreme patience in the trenches right now. Back to drafting we go!
#querying #WritingCommunity #author #AmWritting #WritersOfBluesky #authorlife #writingjourney

Spent the morning editing the early chapters of my WIP before writing the final chapter. Hoping to finally get to checkmate the next time I query 🤣

#writing #booksky #querying #chess #writingcommunity

So you've finished #writing the book. Your #queryletter is done. Your #synopsis is smudged with sweat and tears. Now what?

Have patience. Before you start #querying, get a literary agent’s take. Iron out the flaws first. Agents are available for advice at: www.iaminprint.co.uk/agent121 #amwriting

Now #querying my culty, speculative thriller, WE ARE ST. VIOLET!

📚 Best Offer Wins X Beautiful Ugly
📺 Widow's Bay X Gilmore Girls

Very excited for my PTO mom friends to read about this women-led cult 😆

#amquerying #writingcommunity #writingjourney

First rejection on the horror novel it took 2 whole hours lol.

#writing #querying

Hi Wonderful Peeps, Here's my #kidlitartpostcard ✨🦋! I'm a trad pub author/illustrator who has worked on select indie projects. I love working w/ myths, folktales, humor, poetry & punny stuff. Seeking rep. Enjoy a great day! #querying #comms #gn #pb #comics author guild & scbwi pal member

First rejection. That was quick. #writing #querying

Sometimes you can read the same chapter twenty times and stop seeing what's actually on the page.

Then someone else reads it once and points out the exact thing you couldn't see anymore.

Writing really is such a strange process.

#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #querying #writersky #writing

What's the best piece of feedback you've ever received about your writing?

Not necessarily the nicest one.

The one that actually made you look at your story differently.
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