I offer query critiquing, and one of my recent clients kindly gave me permission to post her before-and-after here.
The writer’s original query is below — then my general comments and, finally, the revised version taking my comments into consideration.
What do you think of the original and revised queries? Is there anything you would have done …
Jan 26, 2012 Query letters
Jacquie Jordan is the author of Heartfelt Marketing: Allowing the Universe to be Your Business Partner. She’s also a TV producer and the owner of TVGuestpert.com, where producers go to book TV experts.
I interviewed Jacquie about the similarities between pitching producers and editors, how to market from the heart instead of the mind, and how …
My good buddy Jennifer Lawler was asked to launch and manage Adams Media’s new line of romance e-books.
Jennifer is looking for romantic suspense, contemporary, paranormal, historical, and erotic romance — full-length (around 60-80K) plus shorts and novellas.
If you have a manuscript you’d like to pitch, you can send your pitch letter (no attachments, please) …
Jan 20, 2012 Opportunities
Writers often ask me why it takes them so darn long to write an article/query letter/brochure/newsletter.
Much of the time, these writers are making the deadly mistake of over-researching. They’re spending hours collecting files full of articles, bookmarking relevant sites, reading books, and interviewing countless sources.
And the time-suck doesn’t stop there: Because these writers have …
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Whalen.
We freelancers have so much freedom—after all, it’s right there in our job title. As long as we do good work and meet our deadlines, we’re free to take a two-hour nap in the middle of the day or work late into the night and sleep in the …
