tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post1844981237843725117..comments2024-03-28T18:31:56.103-07:00Comments on Alex Moore: Doing Your Homework: Beyond the ObviousAlex Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-40263891286367415242008-10-11T13:33:00.000-07:002008-10-11T13:33:00.000-07:00@BJ: yikes! ;)@kiersten: yes, the flip side of the...@BJ: yikes! ;)<BR/><BR/>@kiersten: yes, the flip side of the coin...the probability of success can sometimes be in direct proportion to the number of queries sent. point taken.<BR/><BR/>@anthony: one thing i noticed about my first query letter was that it actually didn't really match my story...it just spewed the heroic journey line and sounded oh so yesteray.<BR/><BR/>@uppington: don't forget that if you don't get a query nibble, the fault lies w/in the query, not within your novel. Tweak your query before you send it back out.Alex Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-11573116322200484452008-10-09T11:45:00.000-07:002008-10-09T11:45:00.000-07:00I sent out 7 initial queries, and so far I've rece...I sent out 7 initial queries, and so far I've received 4 "no thank yous." Still waiting on the other 3. Probably time to send out another batch. I am trying to target and personalize as much as possible, but so far it hasn't helped me any.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-24359838462732701262008-10-09T10:02:00.000-07:002008-10-09T10:02:00.000-07:00Gah query letters. ~twitch~I'm not at the query st...Gah query letters. ~twitch~<BR/><BR/>I'm not at the query stage yet, but every other week I take the damn thing out and re-write it.<BR/><BR/>If it wasn't for Miss Snark, my nails would be in horrid shape.Lucas Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405530729663443670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-38444316679392208042008-10-08T20:04:00.000-07:002008-10-08T20:04:00.000-07:00I'll let you know when I've hit success. Right no...I'll let you know when I've hit success. Right now I'm in the query, query, query some more stage. I would recommend querying even if the agent only represents one thing similar to yours--you never know. Plus, you want to be able to query as widely as possible. Unless you get an agent on your first batch, in which case, I'm never talking to you again.Kiersten Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780265683043033609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-49515489872850034632008-10-08T19:24:00.000-07:002008-10-08T19:24:00.000-07:00Oh....DO the homework. My non-fiction book query ...Oh....DO the homework. My non-fiction book query originally landed on the desk of a fiction agent, who was having a bad day several years ago. I sure heard about it. Still stings, lol.<BR/><BR/>B J Keltz<BR/>http://writeyourmindjournals.com/blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com