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Four weeks into the querying process, I am feeling fairly
confident that no news is NOT good news.
The longer I wait the more I fault my query. It’s too long. It’s too much like a synopsis. I didn’t personalize it enough. I trust my instincts on this one, and I’m
writing it…YET again.
It's hard to imagine one crummy
letter has such clout.
I know. It is what it
is, and I am nothing but a rule follower.
So I’m revising the query. I’m taking out extraneous details, worried
that the one I remove would have been the one to elicit interest. Why is it I can write a 250 word blog post
that’s lyrical, visual, and makes a point that leaves the reader wanting more…but
a simple query letter kills me?
I have a dream.
Somewhere out there, there’s an agent who has read so many queries she
hates them as much as I do, so she skips them and goes right to the first 10 pages
of the manuscript.
Right.
I'll get back to working on that letter now.
And because what's written above is a rant, and not particularly helpful to anyone, here's an article from Writer's Digest by Elan Barnehama called Why you Should Write What you Don't know which shares a unique perspective. Enjoy.
And because what's written above is a rant, and not particularly helpful to anyone, here's an article from Writer's Digest by Elan Barnehama called Why you Should Write What you Don't know which shares a unique perspective. Enjoy.
