Tag Archives: Query letters

Querying Agents. (or: Welcome to Hell)

Posted on March 5, 2014 by JulianneQJohnson

I’ve written several posts about writing query letters.  Now I’m in the middle of querying my paranormal romance, Wyrd House, and I think it’s time for another post about the hope, the dedication, the ocean of possibilities, and massive tides … Continue reading →

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Stamping Out Cheesy Announcer Dude

Posted on May 30, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

I recently had a battle with my own query letter, and I’ve been attempting to help others with their queries. I enjoy doing this. As I state in my query crits, I am not a query rock star, but the … Continue reading →

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When it rains it pours

Posted on May 14, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Ok, I know I just posted, but I’m still amazed, so I want to share more fully with you what happened today. The past few weeks, I’ve spent some time rewriting my first chapter of Ghost in the Park. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Querying agents. Stiff upper lip and all that…

Posted on April 16, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Blog post from the lovely Cassandra about the trials and tribulations of Query letter writing. Querying agents. Stiff upper lip and all that….

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Would you read this book?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

I have a favor to ask. I’ve been working on the description for Ghost in the Park that goes into the query letters I have been sending to agents. Thanks to the good people over at Absolute Write’s Water Cooler, … Continue reading →

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Is it actually helpful to “fix” someone’s bad query letter?

Posted on February 3, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Is it actually helpful to “fix” someone’s bad query letter? I was at my favorite writing forum, Absolute Write’s Water Cooler, looking at some query letters that had been posted in a section where author’s are looking for critique. There … Continue reading →

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Writing news- Winter and Ghost in the Park

Posted on January 25, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Winter, my post-apocalyptic short story has been accepted by Das Krakenhaus Publishing, and will appear in their book The End of the World as We Know It in the spring. Yay for me! I’m very excited that it’s been accepted, … Continue reading →

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Writing Query Letters- part three- The Agents

Posted on December 13, 2012 by JulianneQJohnson

Your novel is finished and polished until it shines. You have written a default version of your query letter, and you are all set to start customizing it for each agent you query. You are fully prepared to start sending … Continue reading →

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Writing Query Letters part one- before you begin

Posted on December 10, 2012 by JulianneQJohnson

I recently went through the madness of learning how to write query letters and what to do with them. I am a brand new, unpublished writer, yet my query letter to date has earned me two requests for partials and … Continue reading →

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