Writing and Fantasy
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My First Lessons From Querying
Your first queries, I’ve been told, are for practice. Your first choices of an agent or publishers should wait until you’ve made mistakes and learned from them. Usually, I’m skeptical about conventional wisdom, but I followed this advice, and I’m glad I did. After half a dozen queries, I have not received any personal rejections… Read more
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Debunking Three Fallacies About Querying
I’ve barely started to query. Yet already, I have found three cases where the conventional wisdom of aspiring writers is incorrect, or a half truth at best. For instance, the popular assumption is that an agent is a necessity. This belief is so ingrained that several people say they will sign with an agent no… Read more
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