Well, I’m down one but I’m not surprised. I queried with the previous letter that I wasn’t happy with. I have yet to Query this year. I’ve been networking and seeing who I can talk with in my area. My mom found someone who knows some writers, so I’m hoping I can get some goodContinue reading “The Quest #19”
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The Quest #18
Numbers. Up one. I feel more confident with my reworked query letter. A friend of mine recently read through the book I am querying and gave me notes. I will be turning the notes into an improved book over the coming week. That means that my book is going from draft 3.55 to draft 4.Continue reading “The Quest #18”
The Quest # 17
Posts have been wonky with Thanksgiving, but should be back to normal going forward. I over ate and lost a bowling competition, despite bowling a Turkey in the warm up round. I have one new query using my new query letter. Let’s hope it works out. I feel it is stronger now. I workshopped itContinue reading “The Quest # 17”
The Quest # 16
A single word might be holding me back. No new numbers this time around. The reason why shall be clear in this post. I have the newsletter up, and I have been designing what will be the newsletter soon. I plan to write the newsletter less frequently than the blogs. I’m not putting out aContinue reading “The Quest # 16”
The Quest #15
So I took a look through my master list of queries and decided to get querying again. Some of the agents have had my query since spring and I doubt that they are going to select my book. I also saw two notes on my list about agents who won’t respond when they reject you.Continue reading “The Quest #15”
The Quest #14
No change in the numbers. No rejections so no further queries. I found number of agents that look like a good fit. Unfortunately, their submissions are closed for now. I’ve been watching them for a little while now, checking every day for when they open. I want to make sure that I’m one of theContinue reading “The Quest #14”
The Quest # 13
Numbers are steady. No rejections in the last few weeks so no additional queries. Maintaining ten out at any given time is the aim, because now that I am looking at active agencies, I need to make sure that I don’t query two people at the same house. I have a reference to an agentContinue reading “The Quest # 13”
The Quest #12
Sorry I missed last week. I was out of town and was busy doing this and that. The numbers are steady. Recently, a friend read and gave me feedback on the book I’m trying to get published. Getting back feedback is always an odd experience, because I never know if my writing is going toContinue reading “The Quest #12”
The Quest # 11
This time I met a wizard. In every quest, there comes a time for the protagonist to meet with a wise wizard who can help on the path. First, I’ve been maintaining about ten active queries at a time. I got one rejection from a more recent send. No harm, no foul. Keep up theContinue reading “The Quest # 11”
The Quest #10
Numbers steady. I imagine my query is in a big email jumble, and by the time the agents get to them, they’ve already picked the authors they want to represent for the next cycle. Got to find a way to stand out. On that front, I do have news. I’ve done my first piece ofContinue reading “The Quest #10”
Michael Frutig 