Query Letter writing is hard for most writers. There are many reasons, but the main two are: Query letters are business documents that focus on marketing, and most writers do not have sales or business writing experience. Query letters require a certain amount of objectivity about the products being sold (the manuscript and the writer) and it’s nearly impossible for […]
It’s HARD to find a literary agent. There’s so many different places to look: Twitter, QueryTracker, Publisher’s Marketplace, ManuscriptWishList, the Writer’s Market books… Where do you start? RIGHT HERE. We’ve aggregated the data from all of the sources above into one place. It may not include every agency out there, but it includes all the ones we could find, so […]
No matter what type of book you’re querying, it’s a TON of work to put together a query package. There are a lot of factors to consider when trying to find the right agent for your manuscript, but when it comes to picture books, there’s even more to consider. I’ve been deep in the query trenches for several of my […]
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