Being a writer means endurance. It means continuing to write beautiful stories and create hidden worlds while trying to bring them to the light, whether you write for yourself, publication, the market, etc.
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@katdevittwrites.bsky.socialBeing a writer means endurance. It means continuing to write beautiful stories and create hidden worlds while trying to bring them to the light, whether you write for yourself, publication, the market, etc.
@valeriefrancis.bsky.socialKey scenes must be on the page. Period. 🙂 What happens if they aren't? That's what we discuss in this week's Hook Your Reader episode of the #storynerd podcast. #literaryagent #querytrenches #queryletter #queryinglitagents
@valeriefrancis.bsky.socialIf this sounds like you, and you're looking for an agent, you can learn more about Krista White on this week's Agent Spotlight episode of the #storynerd podcast. #amquerying #mswl #literaryagent #querytrenches
@writequeryhook.bsky.socialREMINDER to querying writers - STUDY Query Shark 📖🦈:
https://queryshark.blogspot.com/2020/06/
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@valeriefrancis.bsky.socialBest advice about creating empathy for characters ... be specific about who they are, not what they are. It's all in this week's Hook Your Reader episode of the #storynerd podcast. #queryinglitagents #amquerying #querytrenches #query
@writequeryhook.bsky.socialJust dropping a handy little breadcrumb:
Agent Annie Bomke opened to queries at https://querytracker.net/agent/9672
Follow for more at
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@writequeryhook.bsky.socialThis week's class brought to you by Query Shark:
https://queryshark.blogspot.com/2016/08/
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@writequeryhook.bsky.socialOne of the 👽 /publishing 👽 greats:
Is this normal a normal thing for an agent to do?
@valeriefrancis.bsky.socialThe first line of your book is more important than you think. Agents love a "killer" opening line—yours might be buried way down in your first chapter. It's all in today's HYR episode of the #storynerd podcast. #querytrenches #queryinglitagents #amquerying #literaryagent
@writequeryhook.bsky.socialQuery Shark 📖🦈 at it again:
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@writequeryhook.bsky.socialFrom the 👽 r/PubTips 👽 Hall of Fame:
[Discussion] I got an agent! (after 5 years/5 books) - stats...
@writequeryhook.bsky.socialAlert caught by the 💌 Slushwire team at
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@writequeryhook.bsky.social👽 Throwback to this r/writing gem:
How many of you are writing a novel solely out of a passion ...
@reginaphalange1234.bsky.socialHOLY 💩 ! An agent liked my pitch for my speculative psychological horror novel, SPOILED! I put it on LitConnect as an experiment and honestly didn’t know if I would get any nibbles considering it’s 220,000 words long. This is definitely encouraging. #LitConnect is really paying off!!! #QueryTrenches
@writequeryhook.bsky.socialWeekly wisdom from the Query Shark 📖🦈:
https://queryshark.blogspot.com/2010/08/
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@writequeryhook.bsky.socialStraight from the Slushwire 🍧 scanner:
Post from @pbsubmissions.bsky.social:
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@writequeryhook.bsky.socialClassic from r/PubTips 👽 Top 200:
[PubTip] Reminder: Use of Generative AI is not Welcome on r/...
@writequeryhook.bsky.socialPSA reading critiques and successes helps:
https://queryshark.blogspot.com/2020/04/
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@writequeryhook.bsky.social💌 part of yesterday's haul for writers in the trenches:
Agent Lee Melillo opened to queries at https://querytracker.net/agent/19654
much more at https://writequeryhook.com
@emmikhor.bsky.socialSometimes, you're never going to be ready. Just gotta hold that breath and take the first plunge in. Good better or worse, I'm officially in the querying trenches! Happy Monday!
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