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- April 23rd, 2011, 1:56 am
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Query: Blood Legacy - YA Fantasy REVISED
- Replies: 21
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Re: REVISED Re: Query: Blood Legacy - YA Fantasy
Revised queries Query Version 2 (352 words) Dear [Agent], The people of Dereshan have waited centuries for their saviour, a child with two-toned eyes and the heir of the last dragon queen. But for Dani Strider, ignorant of her heritage after growing up on earth, the uncontrolled magic coursing thro...
- April 23rd, 2011, 1:22 am
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Query - In the Shadow of the Dragon King
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5526
Re: Query - In the Shadow of the Dragon King
Hi guys: I would love some feedback on this query for my YA contemporary fantasy. Thank you so much. Dear Agent’s Name: A rash of murders has plunged the realm of Fallhollow into chaos. Now the fate of its greatest kingdom rests on the shoulders of an unsuspecting How is he unsuspecting? Is this a ...
- April 21st, 2011, 11:37 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Query TORN YA sci fi
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2966
Re: Query TORN YA sci fi
Here's my latest attempt: Dear Super Star Agent: TORN is a young adult science fiction complete at 87,000 words. Sixteen year old Julia Phillips buries herself in guilt Being nit-picky here, but how does she bury herself in guilt? Doing what? This just seems vague, although I like the overall timbr...
- April 21st, 2011, 4:27 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Separating confidence from self-doubt
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4825
Re: Separating confidence from self-doubt
So, now, my beta readers have started reading my first book --- which I have put through so many rounds of edits that I can recall most of the sentences from it by memory --- and they keep telling me they love it. One person told me they read the entire thing in one afternoon because he couldn't pu...
- April 21st, 2011, 1:22 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Blood Legacy - YA Query REVISED x1
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2953
Re: Blood Legacy - YA Query
While trying to write my last query letter I realised my story needs to be revised in a whole new direction. I've rewritten the query from scratch with the new direction in mind. I'm still struggling with length. Please don't be afraid to be brutal. I need it. Dear [Agent], I am a regular reader of...