Excellent interview with Barbara Poelle - she mentions the perfect query letter from Sophie Littlefield on her website but I'm having trouble finding it. Would you happen to have a direct link? Thanks!
I don’t know if you ended up finding it or not, but I thought I’d share the link :) www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/successful-queries-agent-barbara-poelle-and-a-bad-day-for-sorry
@@christina.nercessian I've found another source with lots of successful examples of query letters and emails from well known authors: www.queryletter.com/post/116-examples-of-successful-query-letters-from-famous-authors
Arthur Crow No. Some of them get over a hundred queries in a week, so they can't read every manuscript in full. And why would they, if they can tell from the first few chapters if it's something they don't want to represent?
Wow she talks fast. I like what she says about writers personalities etc
Hook! Book! Cook!
Excellent interview with Barbara Poelle - she mentions the perfect query letter from Sophie Littlefield on her website but I'm having trouble finding it. Would you happen to have a direct link? Thanks!
Thanks!
I don’t know if you ended up finding it or not, but I thought I’d share the link :) www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/successful-queries-agent-barbara-poelle-and-a-bad-day-for-sorry
@@christina.nercessian I've found another source with lots of successful examples of query letters and emails from well known authors:
www.queryletter.com/post/116-examples-of-successful-query-letters-from-famous-authors
Keep writing and write some more.
So heartbreaking, so tragic, My Crocodile tears gushing forth. - G
Literary Agents are lazy and simply do not want to read more than a couple of chapters of a manuscript.
Arthur Crow No. Some of them get over a hundred queries in a week, so they can't read every manuscript in full. And why would they, if they can tell from the first few chapters if it's something they don't want to represent?
Can you renew my pickles play baseball by sharrol Frederick
Yeah that's what people say when they get rejected because their writing isn't any good.