tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post7892575231808865865..comments2024-03-28T07:00:43.256-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Query Letter Writing ProcessElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-53749735451215001522011-09-18T09:25:26.791-06:002011-09-18T09:25:26.791-06:00This is the first time I have visited your site an...This is the first time I have visited your site and I am amazed at the amount, the value and the clarity of the information you have provided. <br /><a href="http://www.sampleletters.in/" rel="nofollow">Letter writing</a>Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850162650223557313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-47410677679241670752011-02-05T11:32:27.278-07:002011-02-05T11:32:27.278-07:00I'm querying again since my agent and I broke ...I'm querying again since my agent and I broke up and love your attitude. Thanks for the advice.Julie Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311231654035295596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-43678838694265940982010-02-15T12:25:19.192-07:002010-02-15T12:25:19.192-07:00Bookmarking this! I dislike queries, so need to ta...Bookmarking this! I dislike queries, so need to take this in slowly and work on it. Thanks so much for sharing,<br />KarenKaren Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-21705484662885000052010-02-11T17:19:04.602-07:002010-02-11T17:19:04.602-07:00Grr I'm so late! Well, if you still have the k...Grr I'm so late! Well, if you still have the kindness to critique, here goes nothing. <br /><br />ps-this is my very first query every written...ever. Please do not be gentle-ya know, so I can learn. :-)<br /><br />When a new drug hits the streets of a rural town in Nevada teenagers start dying at an alarming rate. Sixteen-year-old Moira Ward's first assignment as a PI for The Company: find the "cook" of this new drug and prevent more teens from dying. Not so hard if she can keep herself alive in the midst of drugs, parties and sex long enough to find him.Kristi Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527544253341529009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85452146687240950822010-02-03T12:14:09.757-07:002010-02-03T12:14:09.757-07:00Excellent advice. Thank you!Excellent advice. Thank you!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-40025439221732670002010-02-01T16:24:23.670-07:002010-02-01T16:24:23.670-07:00I love your query advice. I usually try to write m...I love your query advice. I usually try to write my query before I start the first chapter of the book. That's when my mind is focused on the gist of the plot.<br /><br />For the one novel, the query was so awesome I had requests for partials and fulls on the same day I sent it out. But for the second book, for some strange reason, I waited until after writing the story to do the query. It was twice as hard to focus my query on just one hook and absolutely sucked. Ugh!Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-91822288807830561222010-01-29T18:08:05.616-07:002010-01-29T18:08:05.616-07:00you've helped me realize my query has no perso...you've helped me realize my query has no personality. at all. <br /><br />lisa and laura recommended you. i'm so so glad they did!lexcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094072290983267178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85653365710741946602010-01-28T14:28:56.307-07:002010-01-28T14:28:56.307-07:00Thanks for commenting at my blog. Great advice. Qu...Thanks for commenting at my blog. Great advice. Queries and pitches give me nightmares. Maybe now they'll turn into sweet dreams. :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-41727244430012532322010-01-28T08:17:19.196-07:002010-01-28T08:17:19.196-07:00Thanks, Elana! I'm loving your blog. Super hel...Thanks, Elana! I'm loving your blog. Super helpful. :)Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-87321257328643490462010-01-28T07:44:09.464-07:002010-01-28T07:44:09.464-07:00Thank you so much Elana - you're full of aweso...Thank you so much Elana - you're full of awesomeness!Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-40430714716626380112010-01-28T07:30:53.909-07:002010-01-28T07:30:53.909-07:00Ack! Sorry, Mary, my eyes just had a lot of fur on...Ack! Sorry, Mary, my eyes just had a lot of fur on them last night, and I glazed over it.<br /><br /><b>Put upon, (I'd start after this with "Overworked")</b> overworked Vasilissa dreams of a hero who will rescue her. But when her nine year old siblings disappear, Vasilissa is pulled into an adventure shrouded with mystery and enchantment. <br /><b>Folklore and Legend collides as dark factions battle for power.(I'd delete this. We're just going for two sentences, the beginning and the ending of the blurb.)</b><br />When Vasilissa finally comes face-to-face with real <b>live (delete)</b> heroes, not only do they not rescue her, she may be the hero they've been looking for.<br /><br />So just a few suggestions. It's fab!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-21938643222680631032010-01-28T07:17:08.714-07:002010-01-28T07:17:08.714-07:00What a great way to re-evaluate my query--yet agai...What a great way to re-evaluate my query--yet again. Thanks for the suggestion!J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-46504661161049027562010-01-28T07:12:01.410-07:002010-01-28T07:12:01.410-07:00I had to go back and check. Nope, neither of my qu...I had to go back and check. Nope, neither of my queries did this, (but I kind of think both of them stunk). This is a great idea.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-67113018641144251672010-01-28T05:30:43.446-07:002010-01-28T05:30:43.446-07:00Thanks for your suggestions Elana!Thanks for your suggestions Elana!Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-43759762846563519262010-01-28T05:29:04.634-07:002010-01-28T05:29:04.634-07:00You didn't comment on my query attempt Elana. ...You didn't comment on my query attempt Elana. Was it just too terrible?Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-71117816260165349592010-01-27T22:56:43.054-07:002010-01-27T22:56:43.054-07:00Very cool, Elana! I, too, am one of the oddballs t...Very cool, Elana! I, too, am one of the oddballs that enjoys writing queries. Great tips!J.R. Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671109654769467131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-13611105084253298492010-01-27T22:43:59.491-07:002010-01-27T22:43:59.491-07:00You have gotten an award for being cup-cake sweet ...You have gotten an award for being cup-cake sweet from my blog: http://emmamichaels.blogspot.com/2010/01/cupecake-award-amazing-night.htmlEmma Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00472202702058908057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-4042841315598489362010-01-27T22:31:46.613-07:002010-01-27T22:31:46.613-07:00I cannot write a query to save my life (or books!)...I cannot write a query to save my life (or books!). I have this one book I wrote 2 years ago but still haven't shopped it around because I can't get the query right. It's that bad. Believe me, I'm reading your blog!Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-54741311567612865072010-01-27T21:57:12.301-07:002010-01-27T21:57:12.301-07:00How come I've never read your query before??? ...How come I've never read your query before??? It rocks! Just like the book.Bethany Wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345327120999157124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-90745636904908865272010-01-27T21:52:02.376-07:002010-01-27T21:52:02.376-07:00I'm amazed by your love of query writing and r...I'm amazed by your love of query writing and really hope it will rub off on me. Right now I approach it as I would a Huntsman spider (a tarantula we get in the house here in Australia sometimes).<br />By the way, I gave you a blog award. <br />http://lorelclayton.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-love-awards-really.htmlLorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-17189632561963550522010-01-27T21:43:01.948-07:002010-01-27T21:43:01.948-07:00Steena, yours sounds really great!!
Mary, I might...Steena, yours sounds really great!!<br /><br />Mary, I might take some words out of yours too...<br /><br />If only Kathryn could figure out a way to help her mom, to get inside those dark recesses of her mind and bring her <b>back out, and (delete)</b> home from the state hospital for the insane. Then she could, what? Marry the doctor's son; go off to college - for what; contribute to the war, but girls don't go to war, afterall, War is Not for Girls.<br /><br />Janet, I think yours is fan-freaking-tastic!<br /><br />Kelly, you did not just (gasp!)! I (gasp!) in my query. That's it. We're querymates. :) :) :) <br /><br />Ali, you should send just those two sentences. Srsly. They're amazing!<br /><br />Nisa, yours looks really good as well. :)<br /><br />And yes, Danyelle. I just sent off three pitches/query blurbs for NOVELS I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED YET. So yeah. All authors have to blurb. Might as well get used to it, right? Right. <br /><br />Karen, tagged and starred?? *humbled*<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who shared and commented today! You guys are the fabulousestness!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-18416520653965708332010-01-27T20:59:19.934-07:002010-01-27T20:59:19.934-07:00Love the information. I'm terrified of even b...Love the information. I'm terrified of even beginning a query letter. But. With your tip, I might have a starting point.GunDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965363044411500380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-84489701636958311262010-01-27T20:22:40.059-07:002010-01-27T20:22:40.059-07:00You are a freaking genius. Genius I tell you!You are a freaking genius. Genius I tell you!lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-32455059749238775172010-01-27T20:08:08.733-07:002010-01-27T20:08:08.733-07:00I actually haven't written a query yet. Next o...I actually haven't written a query yet. Next on my to-do list! I don't know if you do blog awards or not, but I left you one over on my blog. You don't need to do anything about it if you don't want to, I just wanted to give you some recognition :) http://www.tianalei.comTiana Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339098093260176459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-57925919552201387102010-01-27T19:16:02.811-07:002010-01-27T19:16:02.811-07:00Yes, you are the queen of queries, and you proved ...Yes, you are the queen of queries, and you proved it the other day when you took a look at mine for me. Thank you so much! I rewrote it about a hundred more times and I think it might just work.B.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767654810069240472noreply@blogger.com