When's the best time of year to send your query letters?
Last Friday, our newest member Brandy posted about being in the query trenches and she's starting a query support group. Yay!
Are you in the query trenches and you just didn't post a comment last Friday? Well, it's not too late to comment. Go here. AND, today we are looking at various opinions on the "best time to query".
Mary Kole, 2009 - Any time is fine, altho probably best to avoid (1) Thanksgiving through mid-January, and (2) August
Nathan Bransford, 2008 updated 2019 - Any time is fine, but avoid the weeks around major holidays
Barbara Poelle, 2018 - Whenever your manuscript and query letter are ready to go, just do it! But probably best to avoid August and December
Literary Agent Undercover, 2020 - Avoid (1) Thanksgiving through New Year's Day, and (2) July and August
I'm detecting a trend here. What say you? Are you querying right now? Waiting until Fall? Let us know!
1 comment:
Yes, I've heard of this trend too. I'll remember it if I ever get a manuscript in good enough shape to query.
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