Merry Christmas, everyone! In honor of the holiday, I thought I’d do something a little different with today’s About My Query post. (What, you thought I’d slack off today? Pshaw!) I want to share with you something that worked — a query that piqued my interest, got me to request […]
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Killer shoes by Chanel for Sara T., whose query we’re taking a look at today. I expect lots of comments — you’ll have a full week before another Daphne post! Ready? Dear Kate Schafer, When a Master gives an order to their personal assassin, they’re supposed to obey with no […]
As I mentioned before, kt literary will be taking off for the holidays shortly, and during that time, we will be closed to queries. Any queries received AFTER 12 midnight (mountain time) on Friday, December 18th and BEFORE 8am on Monday, January 4th will be deleted unread. I’m hoping the […]
I really shouldn’t be slacking off yet. I’ve still got to get through the rest of this week (and 107 unread queries and all the partials and fulls I’ve requested) before I get to take my holiday vacation. So in lieu of a longer post today, so I can spend […]
Today’s question comes from Anne B., who writes: This is one of those politically correct questions. Recently I’ve read a few books where a character is introduced a few chapters into the story and the narrator/main character describes her as “black” or “Asian” or “Hispanic.” It always jolts me because […]
I know I’ve used this image before, but it’s one of my favorites, and so apt for this question about series. L.K. asks: I have only begun the process of developing a query letter. And in doing so, I couldn’t decide between querying my first YA novel alone or the […]
Very bookish shoes (thanks to Sara Raasch!) for Kathleen, who contributed today’s About My Query post. All the usual rules apply: be nice, be helpful, be constructive! Ready, go! Dear Ms. Unfeasible, To escape a loveless marriage, Nicholas and Aaryanna, two characters in an unfinished romance novel, give their author […]
I love this sixth grader’s review of Powerless by Matthew Cody. In part: Matthew Cody’s characters made me care about what happens to them. His descriptions of the characters show that they are more than one-dimensional – that they are more then they appear to be. Matthew Cody’s book is […]
Random, very odd shoes for Rose, who contributed Today’s Ask An Expert question. She wants to know: What do agents really think of submission services? Well, Rose, I think there’s two different things that come to mind when I think of submission services. There’s companies writers may hire to send […]