April 5, 2018 big game hunting, agent hunting. same-same but different. I’ve been researching/querying literary agents for the past few days, putting in around 20 hours total so far. The (p)research I did, reading everything…
April 5, 2018 the query conundrum If the world can’t even agree on universal units of measurement, the shape of power outlets, or how to spell wi-fi, why would literary…
April 3, 2018 the first three chapters Writing the query letter was not so challenging after all. And with the synopsis already written, knocking out two sentences on the plot of…
March 30, 2018 never. stop. squeezing. (or, a town called query) As noted in the previous post, writing a synopsis of your novel after it’s written, is a painful, miserable exercise, it is nevertheless a…
March 29, 2018 squeeze your darlings The best way to write a good 300-word synopsis is to first write a really shitty thousand-word one. As my stroll down Compression Street,…
