How a partial request feels. #querying

Spending the day at my happy place—a writer’s conference! The publishing journey is long and, frankly, miserable, ( #RSD) but there is no other community as supportive and encouraging as fellow authors, agents, and editors. Looking forward to in-person this weekend!

#pnwa #booksky #writer #querying

Here’s my traditional Halloween poem from 2023. Building up to this year’s newest.

#booksky #writersky #writersofbsky #AuthorsOfBluesky #amwriting #amquerying #querying #horror #poem #poet #poetry #writers #authors #authorsky #books #fiction

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I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom I can tell you I don’t have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career

#litagentlife #literaryagent #literaryagents #querying #queryingtips

Ok... This image was initially made to talk about depression, but I'm finding it works for #querying too.
#writingCommunity #amWriting

@wipsnips.bsky.social

Thelma marked her territory throughout the house. She promised her hoard would remain in her room, but soon it crept out into the dining and living rooms. It climbed over chairs and perched on furniture tables.

-Girl Dragon, An Autistic Memoir
#memoir #querying #autism

Less than ten percent of ND and disabled people are trad published. What are the odds if you are both? #querying #tradpub

Having amicably parted ways with my previous agent, I am looking for new rep and have several projects polished and ready to go! My most recent is WARLOCK OF THE WEST, an adult romantic fantasy set on a harsh, magically dark frontier with high-stakes survival and forbidden romance.

#querying

Writers, what stage of the writing journey are you in right now?
Are you drafting, revising, querying?
I’m curious how many of us are at completely different stages but still figuring things out together. What are you working on lately?
#AmQuerying #WritersOfBluesky #Author #IndieAuthors #Querying

Hello #querying #authors !

Here's a preview of what I'm hoping to find once I officially open to queries. While I wait for my #MSWL page to be approved, you can learn more about my wishlist via my website and on L. Perkins Agency's homepage (link in bio!)

[ #kidlit #fiction #literaryagent ]

@wipsnips.bsky.social

Her skin was the color of dusk, a delicate periwinkle that accented her devasting beauty. Her hair was a mane of marine blue and purple, draped with silver. In the platinum world of the North Wind, she was as stunning as a midnight sky.

-The Thief of Hel
#querying #booksky

When colleagues attempt to kill Soleil, a brooding super-soldier turned pencil-pusher over policies she enacted, she enlists the enemy's help. Together they unravel clues that lead to a conspiracy that threatens both their lives and their planets. #SF #M #querying

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

Want to see if I’m a good fit for your project? Read more about the editorial services I offer: carolinavonkampen.com #indieauthors #writing #stl

Trying to find comps for my book is so frustrating. Not because my book is too niche or unmarketable, but because I never know how similar is the right amount of similar.

"Just pick books from the same bookstore shelf." Sir, New Adult/Contemporary is a massive genre.

#writing #querying #author

Heres my tradition Halloween poem from 2022, along with a fun tidbit about its origin.

#booksky #writersky #writersofbsky #AuthorsOfBluesky #amwriting #amquerying #querying #horror #poem #poet #poetry #writers #authors #authorsky #books #fiction

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Very excited to announce that my pre-recorded webinar on Writing a Query Letter will be launching next week! Sign up for my newsletter for a discount code: aealexander.com

#Writing #Querying

A week in #writing Feeling Like I'm Getting Behind #socialmediaposts #querying #powerssquared #lacc #OAPS #podcast #newwebsite #WritingReviews #trophyunlocked #writerslife #ColdCase #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writerscommunity
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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.

Want to see if I’m a good fit for your project? Read more about the editorial services I offer: carolinavonkampen.com/editorial-se... #indieauthors #writing #stl

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