Rejection. It’s part and parcel of a writer’s life—at least if you plan to become a published writer. Let’s face…
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Nine Tips for Effective Query Letters
If your dream of authorship includes traditional publishing, at some point you will need to approach a literary agent to…
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What Query Letter Errors Mean to an Agent
The adage says, “You only get one chance to make a first impression.” For writers, that first impression often gets…
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10 Things Writers Can Do While Waiting for a Response
Writers spend a lot of time waiting for responses…from publications, from agents, from acquisition editors. Waiting can leave us immobilized….
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How to get your query or proposal accepted
Do your queries and proposals come back rejected? Do you receive form letters giving you vague reasons why your work…
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Query Letters: Avoiding “The Oops Factor”
Today Mike Larsen, a literary agent and author of How to Write a Book Proposal and How to Get a…
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Query Letters: The Hook, the Book and the Cook
For those WNFIN participants writing books, once you have at least 25 or 30 pages completed and you know what…
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