Is December almost over?
I feel like I just put up the Christmas tree and it’s almost time to
take it down again. And it’s time to
start looking at New Year’s resolutions again.
This next year, I want to focus on my queries and
submissions. It was on my list for last
year, but it wasn’t a priority.
What I’ve learned this year is that these letters are even
more important than I realized. I took a
new job in September, and I’m now over hiring for my department. The process of going through resumes has
really opened my eyes. It can take 30
seconds to make a decision. I’m sure it’s
probably even faster for query letters.
It makes me wonder what kind of an impression I’ve made on the agents I
did query this year.
So recently, I’ve been researching query letters even more
than before and a few weeks ago, I posted an article on a fellow writer’s query
process. (Link here). It sparked some interest, and I started
talking with Vanessa MacLellan and Deborah Osborne (two awesome gals) about
having a query party for those who have made that part of their
resolutions. It’s always good to get a
second eye, or even a third and fourth eye on those queries before sending them
out to an agent.
Here’s how we’re thinking of doing it:
1.
We’ll create a list of people who are involved
and assign each of them a person whose query they’ll read and give feedback on
for that week. (synopsises are welcome
too!)
2.
Queries go out on Monday for critiques and are
returned by Thursday with any feedback.
3.
That
gives us three days to revise and shine before the next round, which will be
posted on Friday or Saturday.
We’re hoping to do it once a week for the month of January.
Who wants to participate? The more the merrier!
For those of you just starting on queries, here’s a list of
links that I’ve found very helpful:
How to Write a Great Query (Free Ebook!)
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