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Friday, March 15, 2013

Query Breakdown

Happy Ides of March everyone!  I once went camping in the mountains of Utah for the ides of March.  Coldest night of my life.  There was at least five feet of snow. 

Agent Linda Epstein has a post here explaining why she requested a manuscript from a query.  She described each part of the query and what she liked and didn't like about it and I found it very interesting.  We often hear why they don't request manuscripts and I thought this was a nice change.


Hope all of you who celebrate it have a Happy St. Patrick's day this weekend. 



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19 comments:

  1. Natalie AguirreMarch 15, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    Thanks for sharing the link, Sara. It's good to know, especially since I plan on querying in the next few months.

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  2. UnknownMarch 15, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    Will check this out-- thanks for the link!

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  3. Susan Flett SwiderskiMarch 15, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    That was an interesting query breakdown. Thanks.

    And a Happy St. Paddy's day to you, too, from Susan O'Swiderski. (Hey, this time of year, we're ALL a wee bit Irish.)

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    1. S.P. BowersMarch 15, 2013 at 1:36 PM

      OF course! Otherwise we wouldn't be able to say "kiss me I'm Irish".

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  4. MelissaMarch 15, 2013 at 1:20 PM

    Thanks for this. Will check it out. :)

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  5. Mark MeansMarch 15, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    I'm going to check that link out, thanks for posting.

    You went camping in the snow? You're more outdoorsy than myself, for sure :)

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    1. S.P. BowersMarch 15, 2013 at 1:37 PM

      I've only gone camping in the snow a few times but that was enough for me.

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  6. Barbara WatsonMarch 15, 2013 at 1:57 PM

    Checking it out now. Thanks!

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  7. Elise FallsonMarch 15, 2013 at 4:06 PM

    That was a really good breakdown of a successful query. Thanks for sharing the link, Sara. (:

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  8. Donna NolanMarch 15, 2013 at 11:45 PM

    Thank you for the link! I haven't been camping in the snow but my husband have been to two Scout Camps in the last month. The first one saw temperatures in the single digits and it snowed on them the whole time. The last one was in the upper 30s and it rained on them the whole time. They didn't have any fun.

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  9. UnknownMarch 16, 2013 at 12:50 AM

    Great post--thanks for sharing! :)

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    1. S.P. BowersMarch 18, 2013 at 7:28 AM

      Probably not so useful to you since you already landed an agent. Hope all is going well with that!

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  10. AnonymousMarch 16, 2013 at 3:34 PM

    Thanks for the informative link, Sara. :)

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  11. Joylene Nowell ButlerMarch 17, 2013 at 12:42 PM

    Appreciate the link, Sara. I must start querying. Have to. Will. LOL. Sure.

    It was -11 C this morning and felt more like -30. Nothing like being warm, eh!

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  12. UnknownMarch 17, 2013 at 7:59 PM

    Thanks for the link! Will be bookmarking it for future reference.

    And chilly camping sounds like no fun!

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  13. Deniz BevanMarch 18, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    Thanks for the link!
    I like reading stuff that gives me hope :-)

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  14. AnonymousMarch 21, 2013 at 6:57 PM

    I'll check out the link. I'm always interested in how people on the publishing side process what writers do.

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