Comments on: Turn Your Query into a Golden Ticket http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/ About the craft and business of genre fiction Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:58:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Therese Walsh http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-42113 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:39:37 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-42113 Yes, Juliet, that's exactly what it means: Writing the query as if you were the character. People have apparently done this, and it works for some agents though most find it a turn off. Yes, Juliet, that’s exactly what it means: Writing the query as if you were the character. People have apparently done this, and it works for some agents though most find it a turn off.

]]> by: Juliet http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-42033 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:07:09 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-42033 Very informative post, Therese! What are 'first person queries'? Do you mean, if the book you've written is Jane Eyre, you send the letter as if you WERE Jane Eyre? Yikes! Do people actually do this? Very informative post, Therese! What are ‘first person queries’? Do you mean, if the book you’ve written is Jane Eyre, you send the letter as if you WERE Jane Eyre? Yikes! Do people actually do this?

]]> by: Therese Walsh http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-41819 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:49:33 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-41819 Thanks for the link, Anthony! I hope it's helpful, Thea. My notebook is just about drained now--though I still have some info on synopses to share. Always happy to hook a new reader, Richard. We're glad to have you here! Thanks for the link, Anthony!

I hope it’s helpful, Thea. My notebook is just about drained now–though I still have some info on synopses to share.

Always happy to hook a new reader, Richard. We’re glad to have you here!

]]> by: Richard Mabry http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-41743 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:05:00 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-41743 Teri, Great posting, full of excellent advice. I'm now hooked on WU. Write on. Teri,
Great posting, full of excellent advice. I’m now hooked on WU. Write on.

]]> by: theamcginnis http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-41719 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:10:15 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-41719 ter, obviously right from the horse's mouth! thanks for all the detailed information. ter, obviously right from the horse’s mouth! thanks for all the detailed information.

]]> by: Anthony S. Policastro http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-41523 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:45:50 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/11/27/turn-your-query-into-a-golden-ticket/#comment-41523 Hi Therese, What a great post on how to query! Lots of good information here. Check out my article on "Email or Snail Mail an Agent" where I interview several NYC agents and their query preferences at http://writersedgeinfo.blogspot.com/2007/07/email-or-snail-agent.html Hi Therese,
What a great post on how to query! Lots of good information here. Check out my article on “Email or Snail Mail an Agent” where I interview several NYC agents and their query preferences at http://writersedgeinfo.blogspot.com/2007/07/email-or-snail-agent.html

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