More query

[rhienelleth]

And the query to Agent #2 is away. This one only accepts e-queries, while the last one preferred snail amil w/sample pages. No sample pages for this one, so the query rests solely on the strength of, well, itself. I worded this one slightly differently in the first paragraph, hopefully making the strange words easier to read over. Now, of course, I wish I'd sent this version to Agent #1 yesterday, but what can you do? Agent #1 might be my dream agent based on her client list, but in reality, my dream agent is whoever falls in love with my work!

Comments

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

Queries are like any other kind of writing -- you have to practice, and each time you write one, you learn to do it better.

The annoying thing is that the more you improve, the more you look back at things you've already submitted and wish you could have gone back and fixed this and that and so on...

Good luck! :-)

[shadawyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my queries now are much better than the queries from my first submissions. In fact, I think my queries are better than the novels they represent now :P

[rhienelleth.livejournal.com]

I don't know that I will ever be totally pleased with query writing. Ugh. It's just one of those necessary evils, I suppose. I'm much more comfortable with face to face pitching, believe it or not, which I never would have guessed about myself two years ago.

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

I understand. I think the best thing about signing with an agent was that I no longer had to write query letters :-)

[rhonawestbrook.livejournal.com]

I SO feel your pain right now girl:-)

Am knee-deep in queries myself right now and it's a scary/exciting/scary place to be!

[dragonsinger.livejournal.com]

Here's to hoping one of these agents loves your work. *Raises glass*

(You know, when I'm ready to do this, I may hammer you with questions. ;) )