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R is for Risk Rejection, Reap Reward
As part of the A – Z Challenge, today’s letter is R and the theme is Risk Rejection, Reap Reward. As an author, you constantly risk rejection by agents, editors and readers. Many writers give up the dream of being … Continue reading
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Tagged Emily Quinn, entranced publishing, publishing, query, rejection, writing
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L is for Lisa Burstein
In keeping with both my Saturday feature and the A-Z Challenge, today’s letter L stands for a fellow YAtopian bloggers and author, Lisa Burstein. She’s kindly agreed to share the query that landed her an agent.
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Tagged contemporary, Entangled, lisa burstein, pretty amy, queries that worked, query, YAlit
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F is for Fear of Rejection
Faar of rejection if something we all live with, but if you want to be a successful author, you have to overcome this fear. After months, even years, of working on a novel, authors then have to show their work … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Z challenge, entranced publishing, fear, kara leigh miller, publishing tips, query, rejection, writing tips, YA lit
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Queries that Worked No. 01
Today I’m kicking off my brand new blog feature with a query of my own. Just a few reminders about what this feature is about: All these featured queries worked! Meaning they snagged the attention of an agent or editor. … Continue reading
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Tagged agents, Obscura Burning, publishing, queries, query
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New Blog Feature: Queries that Worked!
Queries are the bane of almost every author’s existence. They are these 2-300 word distillations that must entice, enthrall, hook and excite an agent or editor while providing plot, characterisation and voice. Writing a query is hard work and there … Continue reading
