tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post3800279345041742147..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: What does the perfect query letter look like?Stephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-51533279225356883352017-04-11T02:32:21.866-05:002017-04-11T02:32:21.866-05:00This is really useful! Now I know what it shiuld l...This is really useful! Now I know what it shiuld look like, thanks Roseanna!CallMeKat11http://www.11mothhollow.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42705515030562895332014-02-20T12:13:32.789-06:002014-02-20T12:13:32.789-06:00The query letter goes first (it's like an invi...The query letter goes first (it's like an invitation for them to look at your proposal) but I wouldn't query until you have your proposal put together :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-60124077882540975452014-02-20T08:49:57.022-06:002014-02-20T08:49:57.022-06:00Which do you write first a proposal or a query let...Which do you write first a proposal or a query letter?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00465924038877046051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11093418543729996502012-08-03T16:05:47.896-05:002012-08-03T16:05:47.896-05:00Found this post to be very helpful. Thank you Ros...Found this post to be very helpful. Thank you Roseanna.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16850805390410966478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82124869815014011702012-07-13T15:15:04.108-05:002012-07-13T15:15:04.108-05:00Okay, thanks so much. I'm self-editing right n...Okay, thanks so much. I'm self-editing right now, but when I get to this stage . . . Also, do you round to the nearest hundred-words, or what? Like, would you say, 57,000, 57,400, or 57,432?Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117667458636102470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14645029438887346942012-07-06T13:51:25.830-05:002012-07-06T13:51:25.830-05:00I love it when not only are how-to's addressed...I love it when not only are how-to's addressed, but an example is provided! Thank you so much!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-69854631931248595322012-07-02T18:47:34.428-05:002012-07-02T18:47:34.428-05:00Thank you for posting this, great post.
Quick que...Thank you for posting this, great post. <br />Quick question; how long does it usually take before one gets a reply for their query letter?Jazmine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246960020080246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75750692145480082392012-07-02T07:42:39.724-05:002012-07-02T07:42:39.724-05:00The most important thing is that it's in there...The most important thing is that it's in there--you'll get varying opinions on where it should go, but when I took an agent panel at a writers conference, ALL the agents agreed that they liked to see it right away. And as an editor, I want it to be where I can see it at a glance too.Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84263045447202562782012-07-01T15:41:27.779-05:002012-07-01T15:41:27.779-05:00Thank you so much for this post! I shall have to ...Thank you so much for this post! I shall have to add it to my list of ones to print out and stick in my folder for future reference. Can I just say Go Teen Writers is a Godsend? Thank you all so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-48063543423859195292012-06-29T12:41:37.866-05:002012-06-29T12:41:37.866-05:00Thanks for both of the answers! I'm going to b...Thanks for both of the answers! I'm going to be sure to do my best to make my book unique. And the thing about having a blog and all is good too. Thanks for advice!Bethany Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160544671105522363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-37713617490535542762012-06-29T07:56:21.290-05:002012-06-29T07:56:21.290-05:00I thought word count and genre and such went at th...I thought word count and genre and such went at the end? :S I must have heard wrong! Thanks for the post!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433338978586263492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42735017613026581952012-06-28T22:02:19.592-05:002012-06-28T22:02:19.592-05:00Tonya--You probably will not stress anymore than I...Tonya--You probably will not stress anymore than I will! And I know I will worry over a query letter a lot. Good luck to you though when you do!Kate S (4readin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03311476103331480075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-6198211965001646412012-06-28T14:59:46.112-05:002012-06-28T14:59:46.112-05:00That's too funny, Tonya!
And yes, I'm sur...That's too funny, Tonya!<br /><br />And yes, I'm sure you'll still agonize over sending your first queries. It's our nature--I know I sure did, even last summer when I was querying agents again after mine retired, and I was already published!Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13675330289293666032012-06-28T14:47:45.458-05:002012-06-28T14:47:45.458-05:00I'm going to tuck this away for when I'm r...I'm going to tuck this away for when I'm ready to query, you really simplified it & made it seem not so scary but I'm sure when I need to write a query il agonize anyways!<br /><br />Funny story, I've been working on a WIP since last fall. The best friends name is Jasmine. I had her all planned out. She Polynesian and real outgoing & spunky. I moved into a new house a couple months ago. There is this little girl who waits for the bus in the mornings, she looks like little girl Jasmine. She's really friendly & cute, but I don't know her name. She's Jasmine in my mind, which is fine until the day I go outside & say "hi jasmine" hahahaTonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-19249026161942654522012-06-28T13:07:30.500-05:002012-06-28T13:07:30.500-05:00Well, 4readin, you can say you're active on Go...Well, 4readin, you can say you're active on Go Teen Writers, which proves you're learning. =) Mention what steps you HAVE taken toward being a serious writer, but don't go into what you haven't yet. That stuff can always come later.<br /><br />And Stephanie, that's a great observation. I haven't gotten a ton of spec-fic queries, but the one that caught me interest did exactly that.Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61871701759559451302012-06-28T12:53:21.362-05:002012-06-28T12:53:21.362-05:004readin, this acquisition was one of five we made ...4readin, this acquisition was one of five we made in a single day, LOL. And we just made another this week, so our line is BOOMING!Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-48656077753165929262012-06-28T12:52:30.033-05:002012-06-28T12:52:30.033-05:00You're welcome. =) And the book is awesome--a ...You're welcome. =) And the book is awesome--a prerequisite for anything we publish, LOL.Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-90280337360870961042012-06-28T12:46:49.523-05:002012-06-28T12:46:49.523-05:00Thanks for another wonderful post! :) Very helpful...Thanks for another wonderful post! :) Very helpful, and the book sounds great!Olivia Smithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248659353869417682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84800578222852860022012-06-28T12:46:44.681-05:002012-06-28T12:46:44.681-05:00Bethany, when I was at the conference last week li...Bethany, when I was at the conference last week listening to pitches, most of the writers were fantasy or sci-fi. After a few appointments, I noticed that I was always searching their descriptions for what was unique about their story world.<br /><br />While it's important for all writers to establish what's unique about their story, I think it's especially important for fantasy/sci-fi authors. (I say as a person who is neither an agent nor an editor.)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18445937054033353842012-06-28T12:20:34.629-05:002012-06-28T12:20:34.629-05:00Yes, I have that same question. What I you do not...Yes, I have that same question. What I you do not have many or any credentials? Like if you have never won a contest or have a blog or Facebook page? Do you say, "I do not have anything like a website right now, but my book is great and we can work around my non-existant credentials?"Kate S (4readin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03311476103331480075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-44673411074821918922012-06-28T12:17:02.213-05:002012-06-28T12:17:02.213-05:00LOL, thanks. =)LOL, thanks. =)Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-79219346033694218672012-06-28T12:16:29.658-05:002012-06-28T12:16:29.658-05:00The credentials always baffled me when I was unpub...The credentials always baffled me when I was unpublished too, Bethany. That's why I like April's example--she lists things like "I have a blog" and "I belong to these writers groups." It proves she's serious, even if the doesn't have a bestseller under her belt. (Yet, of course.) ;-)Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-28943560289013774122012-06-28T12:15:16.064-05:002012-06-28T12:15:16.064-05:00I agree, Princess and Hannah! Query letters are l...I agree, Princess and Hannah! Query letters are like one of the dark unknowns of the writing/publishing process. Thank for enlightening us, Mrs. White!Kate S (4readin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03311476103331480075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-21365532416621943782012-06-28T12:11:22.534-05:002012-06-28T12:11:22.534-05:00Thank you for such an awesome post, Mrs. White! I...Thank you for such an awesome post, Mrs. White! It was very imformative and extremely helpful. You are on a roll today!<br /><br />Mrs. Morrill, I am so glad you brought in other authors to Go Teen Writers! You do such wonderful things here! What would we do without you?Kate S (4readin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03311476103331480075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-60048983206521029492012-06-28T12:07:14.865-05:002012-06-28T12:07:14.865-05:00Me too!! It was great! You shall have to thank h...Me too!! It was great! You shall have to thank her for us! And it's awesome that you found another book to publish. That is excting!Kate S (4readin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03311476103331480075noreply@blogger.com