Monday, July 26, 2010

Writing

Well, I've sent out 6 query letters and I have already decided I like writing the books better than asking people to publish them. But their is no choice. I have spent so much time writing it, I have to at least try. So I plug on. My goal? 100 Queries. I've gotten one rejection so far, so only 99 more to go.
I was just reading one of my favorite sites, Query Shark and she stated YA books have teenage charactors. I'm not sure how this affects my book, my main charactor is 20 ish. We will see.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Finally finished

So I finally finished my book. The word count is low, I'm worried. But the story seemed done so I'm onto the next step. Querying Agents. So nerve-racking. I have done a considerable amount of research on How to write a good query. My favorite advice sites were Fav- Query Shark, I also got great info from blogs by Kristin at Pub rants and Nathan Brantfords blog. My best advice? Carefully read all the submission guidelines from all the agents you are inquiring about. Most are slightly diffferent and adjustment to the query will have to be made for each.