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- September 27th, 2014, 11:18 am
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Just to get your opinion...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3094
Just to get your opinion...
So, I spent some time writing a query for my very-hard-to-query book. I think the query is...pretty okay. At any rate, I was writing a little while ago and this blurb/query/summery/thing came right out. As I look I at, I've been considering using it as my query. So here it is! All I want is your opi...
- September 27th, 2014, 11:11 am
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Query: MOORHOUSE (Upper MG Dark Fantasy)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6439
Re: Query: MOORHOUSE (Upper MG Dark Fantasy)
This is so good that I'm jealous. I LOVE that opening line, and the snippets of humor (caterpillar with emphasis on the cat made me chuckle.) The stakes are clear and you certainly left me wanting to read more.
I'm no lit agent, but I really can't see this NOT getting one. Very good
I'm no lit agent, but I really can't see this NOT getting one. Very good
- February 5th, 2014, 10:13 pm
- Forum: Excerpts
- Topic: First 5 pages of the Dybbuk!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7695
First 5 pages of the Dybbuk!
First 5 pages of my first novel! Let me know what you think and if it sucks, rip me to shreds! New York City, 1976: He was young, only around thirteen. His eyes were dark brown and sparkled with delight as he sprinted across the field, beads of sweat rolling down his neck and forehead and moistening...
- February 5th, 2014, 10:10 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: The Dybbuk- Query help and critique!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6404
Re: The Dybbuk- Query help and critique!
I made some slight adjustments after having gone to some other forums (not that I dont absolutely love this one) and here's the result. Please tell me how it looks!: ---- 1976. Konrad Franks and his family are living a peaceful, happy existence in New York City—that is until he meets a young Jewish ...
- December 22nd, 2013, 11:00 am
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: The Dybbuk- Query help and critique!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6404
Re: The Dybbuk- Query help and critique!
Shawn, Thanks so much for the comment! :D Hm. Is this any better? 1976. Konrad Franks and his family are living a peaceful, happy existence in New York City—that is until he meets a young Jewish boy named Alex. Soon after, Konrad begins to notice odd things happening to him. A shadow on the wall. A ...
- November 29th, 2013, 7:42 pm
- Forum: Nominate Your Query or First Page for a Critique on the Blog
- Topic: Nominate Your Query for a Critique on the Blog
- Replies: 213
- Views: 183297
Re: Nominate Your Query for a Critique on the Blog
Dear Mr. Bransford In the mid-1970s, thirty years after the end of World War II, Konrad Franks is living a peaceful, happy life with his wife and son in New York City--until he meets a Jewish boy named Alex. Soon after meeting the boy, Konrad begins to notice odd things happening to him. At first it...
- November 29th, 2013, 12:35 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: The Dybbuk- Query help and critique!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6404
The Dybbuk- Query help and critique!
(Hello! I really need some critique on my query letter! Much appreciated!) Dear (Agent's name),. In the mid-1970s, thirty years after the end of World War II, Konrad Franks is living a peaceful, happy life with his wife and son in New York City--until he meets a Jewish boy named Alex. Soon after mee...