Tagged: query letter

All this talk about querying and agents (okay, two posts so far) may have left you wondering, why bother with an agent anyway?  Can’t I just take my precious manuscript directly to a publisher,...

Let’s start by saying what a query is not.  It is not a proposal.  A proposal is typically for a non-fiction work.  Say, for example, you have a great idea for a book, “Speaking...

I have completed a couple of novels, but I have yet to submit a query (this won’t be true for long, Lord willing).  Why, then, do I think I have anything useful to say...