I’m happy to announce that I’ll be hosting a monthly query and first pages critique giveaway to help aspiring authors hone their submissions. The giveaway will be held on the first of every month starting in February 2020, and the details are as follows. What? The first 10 queries I […]
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One more post for the year, and then we’ll shut off the lights, gather our loved ones and towering TBR piles close, and turn on the Out-of-Office message! But before we do, I asked all of the agents here at KT Literary for a bit of a summation of the […]
I’m typing this on Christmas Eve, ready to cue Die Hard up on the TV and settle in for some holiday viewing, all of our presents already wrapped and nestled under the tree. But perhaps YOU still have some shopping to do. If so, I can happily suggest three fabulous […]
On this eighth day of Christmas, I’m looking back at three shows I’ve loved this year that I wish were books! Number One for me is: Stranger Things! I loved the nostalgia of season one, and season two delivered in new and awesome ways. I adore the darkness of the […]
This week, KT client, Grace Li, will begin teaching high school in the Bronx. The school is badly in need of books for teens, especially teens of color, and Grace is hoping for some assistance from the YA community in stocking the shelves! She originally planned to have her own […]
Recently, at the SCBWI Summer Conference, I did a three-hour workshop on queries: what they should include, how to structure them, how to write them, and how to improve them. We’ve been posting About My Query critiques for years now on the blog, and while it’s not a regular feature, […]
[Note from Kate: Sara is out of the office today, dealing with a personal matter, but asked me to post her latest About My Query critique.] Thank you so much for sending this query in for a critique – let’s dive in… Dear KT Lit, A failed assassination attempt is […]
Today’s About My Query brought to you by Hilary Harwell! Dear [Agent]: I found your interview on […] and think you’ll enjoy my 63,000 word YA novel, Invisible Me. I did a developmental edit with agent Elizabeth Kracht from Kimberley Cameron and Associates to be sure it’s up to snuff. […]
It’s time for another About My Query! Dear Agent, Given your interest in romance and erotic literature, I wanted to contact you about my novel, Sex, Money and the Price of Truth, for which I’m currently seeking representation. This erotic novel blends romance, suspense and a fascinating exploration of the power […]