tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post6844871129612128569..comments2024-03-19T01:12:18.473-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: The Query Letter: Revising With Feedback By Kate HartDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-70861930259515079542013-01-05T18:23:41.631-06:002013-01-05T18:23:41.631-06:00I love this. Great advice. I still struggle with t...I love this. Great advice. I still struggle with the same query a year later. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-57967600316484815782013-01-05T01:39:55.907-06:002013-01-05T01:39:55.907-06:00Query letter hell is brutal but necessary. I ran a...Query letter hell is brutal but necessary. I ran a query from one of my first novel attempts through them and came out wondering if the book I'd written even qualified as a book. By that I mean they pointed out every possible plot hole just from the query. I don't regret it because I learned so much, but I think I'm better off nowadays with fewer strangers and more writer friends. Now I think query writing is kind of fun. Just don't ask me to write a synopsis. :p Great post, Kate! Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-7025912810155484822013-01-05T00:16:33.141-06:002013-01-05T00:16:33.141-06:00Oh good point, I never thought of having someone w...Oh good point, I never thought of having someone who's not familiar with the work crit the query. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11641608488926357864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-17521668182026215062013-01-04T18:33:47.087-06:002013-01-04T18:33:47.087-06:00Good advice Kate! I've critted lots of queries...Good advice Kate! I've critted lots of queries, but sometimes I forget to have someone look who hasn't read my ms read MY queries!<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-56011113362859082282013-01-04T13:17:09.483-06:002013-01-04T13:17:09.483-06:00Thanks for inviting me, OA!Thanks for inviting me, OA!Kate Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996372656314569511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-52764505312816377012013-01-04T12:38:57.096-06:002013-01-04T12:38:57.096-06:00Good point about getting different types of beta r...Good point about getting different types of beta readers. I do that for my manuscript, but hadn't thought about how much it would help with a query. <br /><br />Loving the revision conference so far, ladies!SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126306619182458823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-61429766475964368892013-01-04T11:34:23.375-06:002013-01-04T11:34:23.375-06:00LOL step away from the keyboard is awesome advice!...LOL step away from the keyboard is awesome advice! :D Querytracker.net also has a great forum and tons of fun and helpful features :)<br /><br />Great post!Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-7927242918218010792013-01-04T11:10:11.725-06:002013-01-04T11:10:11.725-06:00Query Letter Hell on AW is like running a gauntlet...Query Letter Hell on AW is like running a gauntlet but will absolutely improve your query. They will call you on everything! <br /><br />The Pitch University website also has some great archived "lessons" on pitching that help with queries too.Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.com