Category: SYWW

  • How to Write an Effective Query Letter [Part 2]

    How to Write an Effective Query Letter [Part 2]

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    A literary agent is a critical ally in your mission to write a great book and get it published.  To find a literary agent, you’ll need to send him or her a convincing query letter. But how do you write an effective query? We interviewed Literary Agent Sam Hiyate for his advice. Watch the video to find…

  • How to Write an Effective Query Letter [Part 1]

    How to Write an Effective Query Letter [Part 1]

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    A literary agent is a critical ally in your mission to write a great book and get it published.  To find a literary agent, you’ll need to send him or her a convincing query letter. But how do you write an effective query? We interviewed Literary Agent Sam Hiyate for his advice. Watch the video to find…

  • Find Your Literary Agent

    Find Your Literary Agent

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    By Emily Potter When querying time arrives at last, the thought of plunking “agent” into a search engine and firing off a letter to anyone with a published email address can seem enticing. We all know that the competition for agents is a fierce one and getting your letter in front of as many eyes as…

  • An Interview with Literary Agent & YA/Kidlit Expert Ali McDonald

    An Interview with Literary Agent & YA/Kidlit Expert Ali McDonald

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    For this post we interviewed literary agent Ali McDonald. She’s the lead agent specializing in YA (Young Adult) and children’s literature at literary agency The Rights Factory in Toronto. So You Want to Write?: So first question, why don’t we dive right in? Do you have any tips for choosing the right literary agent? Ali McDonald:…

  • The Top 10 YA Tropes & How to Avoid Them

    The Top 10 YA Tropes & How to Avoid Them

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    No time to read this article? Download it as a PDF checklist! Download this Checklist! By Michael Pietrzak The Young Adult (YA) genre has been overrun with tropes that just aren’t working for readers anymore. In the same way that groundbreaking songs spawn 100 imitators, too many YA authors keep going to the same dry…

  • How to Get Unstuck During NaNoWriMo by Emily Potter

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    The halfway point of NaNoWriMo has come and gone and, if the writing gods happen to be smiling upon you, you are sailing into the home stretch with plenty still left in your head to pour out onto paper. But the writing gods are especially busy in November and there is always a chance that…