On Literary Rejection Letters
If you’re a writer, you might as well face it – You’re going to get a rejection letter sometime in your writing career. Would you give up on writing if you received one? Better not.
Fishing for an Agent or a Publisher? Hook Them Fast and Hard with the Proper Query Letter
This piece explains what a query letter is in under 300 words.
Query Letters: The Truth About the One Paragraph Mini-synopsis
Why should you write a one paragraph mini-synopsis for your query letter? The answer might surprise you.
The 10 Most Common Mistakes in a Query Letter
The query letter is the most important document in your fledgling writing career. This single-paged letter will tell a potential agent if your writing marks you as the next “it” writer or another casualty of the dreaded form rejection. You have thirty seconds to impress an agent. These are the things you do not want to do.
Query Letter Format and Example
Traditionally, query letters are divided into three paragraphs: hook, conflict & resolution paragraph (first), plot and book information paragraph (second), and biography paragraph (last). The last line at the bottom is the thank you.
The Nonfiction Query Letter Format
This is the basic format of a nonfiction query letter with an example below.
Publish a Magazine Article
If you have and idea for a magazine article, go for it. Follow these instructions to get your article to the right magazine editor.
My Submission System
Organizing one’s writing for easy submission to publishers.
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