Tag: Query Letter
How meeting Sam Hiyate changed my writing life
The first time I pitched to agents was by far my most terrifying experience as a writer. A friend convinced me to attend a weekend writing conference and, at the end, we pitched a dozen agents. In person! I wasn’t the only one panicking either. People were freaking out around me. Some refused to leave their hotel rooms…
32 Tips for Improving Your Writing, Revising, and Querying
By Author Nat Lockett It’s funny how, as artists who seek to tell imaginative stories that break the mold, writers long for a formula for success when it comes to the business side of things. I’m no exception to this. I wanted a checklist, an equation that would amount to something after all of the…
5 Tips for Landing a Literary Agent from a Published, Full-Time Author
By Author Polly Crosby Finding an agent is perhaps the most exciting and nerve-wracking part of becoming an author. An agent is often the gateway to getting your book published, and it might even be the first time someone other than yourself has read your book! Agents are a jack of all trades. They are…
5 Tips for Caring for Mental Health While Querying Literary Agents
By Author Elana Mugdan If you’re an author in the query trenches, chances are you’ve been through the ringer this past year. Querying has never been a picnic, and the pandemic has exacerbated the problems with the process. Compound the inherent difficulties of querying with the challenging state of the world, and you’ve got a recipe…
Non-Fiction Book Publishing 101
By Author Nate Hendley So, you want to write a book? If you have a novel in mind, I can’t help you because I don’t write fiction. If you want to publish a true-life story though, I can offer a few words of wisdom. Some background: My name isNate Hendley. I live in Toronto and…
The Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make When Querying
Guest post by author Phoebe A. Lee. Twitter: @writersdayjobs, @PhoebeALee So you’ve finished that manuscript you’ve been working on for years, and now you’re ready to query. Great! Before you fire off those amazing query letters, don’t do some of these things that could jeopardize your bright, new writing career. Here are the top 10 mistakes…
