Have your characters “talk” to me in your query letter. Please. I’m begging you here.
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So, as people seem to be enjoying my dive into the query pile, and as I have 52 more (they just keep coming in, for those of you keeping track at home), let’s get back to it, shall we?
Intriguingly, I’ve recently received a number of queries sent in response to my strong stated interest in literary fiction, to which I say… huh? Sure, on my submissions page, I mention I’m looking for “brilliant, funny, original middle grade and young adult fiction, both literary and commercial” but this is all in one bullet point, and thus, I think pretty clear that the word “literary” here refers to “middle grade and young adult fiction.” Does anyone still remember how to diagram sentences?
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How many queries have you gotten like that? Just out of curiosity.