http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/posts/tags/querying/page/1/ writing about writing en Vox Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:51:47 -0400 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss querying http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/no-but.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Stephanie) http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/no-but.html?_c=feed-rss http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/no-but.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:51:47 -0400 I have to admit that I know sometimes I'm shooting for the top and that the top is, well, most likely out of reach. But aiming for a certain goal (or over it) costs me nothing so I go for it. You might remember that I queried an agent at a certai... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/no-but.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22529f4698e1d00fa967fa72b0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rejection encouragement rfm querying http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/update-on-queries-subs-oh-my.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Stephanie) http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/update-on-queries-subs-oh-my.html?_c=feed-rss http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/update-on-queries-subs-oh-my.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 15 May 2008 12:11:04 -0400 Thought it was time for an update on queries. Dream Agent #2 passed. Oh well. I have to stop calling people "Dream Agents." I did some more research last night and found another agency that feels like a perfect fit. I made a list of "try" agents, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/update-on-queries-subs-oh-my.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22529f4698e1d00fad68818340004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> submissions querying http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/update-on-querying.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Stephanie) http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/update-on-querying.html?_c=feed-rss http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/update-on-querying.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:25:10 -0400 Remember Dream Agent? Dream Agent fell off the face of the earth. To be truthful, it wasn't so much Dream Agent and Dream Agency but for clarity here, that's the term I used. So since my second follow-up e-mail went unanswered, I decided I had no... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/update-on-querying.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22529f4698e1d00e398f1bf930005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> querying http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/aaand-were-back-to-querying.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Stephanie) http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/aaand-were-back-to-querying.html?_c=feed-rss http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/aaand-were-back-to-querying.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:50:24 -0400 I just sent a new query. Maybe I'm not supposed to pore over every single agent, research the agency, figure out if the agent might actually like my stuff, etc. but I really do pick and choose the agents I'm querying. So I think sometime in the ne... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/aaand-were-back-to-querying.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22529f4698e1d00e398e7e3a00004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rfm querying http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/and-then-there-was-one.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Stephanie) http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/and-then-there-was-one.html?_c=feed-rss http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/and-then-there-was-one.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:19:50 -0500 I currently only have one active query out there and it's in Dream Agent's hands (or more accurately, his inbox). As I said before, I don't query far & wide. I research carefully and look at who's a good fit for what I write. The rejection on the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/and-then-there-was-one.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22529f4698e1d00e398df8f960005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rejection rfm querying http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/wish-me-luck.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Stephanie) http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/wish-me-luck.html?_c=feed-rss http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/wish-me-luck.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:21:15 -0400 I got a request for a full from my #1 choice of agent. *deep breath* <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/wish-me-luck.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22529f4698e1d00e398a2b59e0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rfm querying http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/queries-sent-3-rejections-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Stephanie) http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/queries-sent-3-rejections-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/queries-sent-3-rejections-1.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:35:10 -0400 Of course it stings a little but it's most definitely not the end of the world. WS spoiled me. The first query I sent asked for a full; the second they wanted a partial. Maybe it's worse to be rejected on the work than the query. It was also a for... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/queries-sent-3-rejections-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22529f4698e1d00e3989fcd800005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rfm querying http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/back-on-the-writing-wagon.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Stephanie) http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/back-on-the-writing-wagon.html?_c=feed-rss http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/back-on-the-writing-wagon.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:26:30 -0400 ... which is slightly different from the welcome wagon. I've been working on a short story and it's been like trudging through thick pudding to get from one line to the next. I'm pretty sure it sucks but I'm going to write through to the end and ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/back-on-the-writing-wagon.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22529f4698e1d00e3989ec1360004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fiction new rfm querying http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/back-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Stephanie) http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/back-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/back-again.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 17 May 2007 15:02:32 -0400 For the first time really since my previous post, I've been able to sit down and get back on track about selling RFM. I began writing my query letter with the help of AgentQuery. I managed to make a one-sentence hook. It feels run-on to me but tha... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/back-again.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22529f4698e1d00cd972aad2c4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rfm querying http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/the-agent-research-begins.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Stephanie) http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/the-agent-research-begins.html?_c=feed-rss http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/the-agent-research-begins.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:29:04 -0500 I found this info at Agent Query: Commercial fiction: Commercial fiction uses high-concept hooks and compelling plots to give it a wide, mainstream appeal. Commercial fiction often has the “ouuuh” factor: summarize what happens in your novel is... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://piggyhawk.vox.com/library/post/the-agent-research-begins.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22529f4698e1d00d4141d14a2685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> agents querying lit fic commercial fic