Query: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 10:14 am
If you are looking for quirky, edgy fiction with a touch of magical realism, then I’m the writer for you.
Dwight Howard is an unhappy pet store dog trainer grappling with the ennui of a post-college existence and the meager rewards of a life in retail. Marooned in perpetual adolescence and still living in his childhood home with his two deadbeat brothers, he is beset by a tribe of sentient gophers presumably bent on the utter annihilation of his dwelling. As he struggles to prepare for the rodent onslaught, he must also deal with mounting pressure at work, as well as the disappearance of his drug-addled, ghoulish brother Gary, the divisive machinations of a sexy succubus, and macabre meddling of a murderous singer-songwriter.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE is an 85,000 word work of comedic literature, and it is my first novel. It stands alone but I am currently working on a sequel entitled HUERTO. During the day I am an employee of Backyard Orchards, a family business, but by night I am the lead singer and songwriter for the indie Cincinnati rock ‘n’ roll band Theme Park Mistress. I have an English degree from Ball State University.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Nathan Sauerhage
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Any suggestions? I've submitted about 60 query letters without one request for a manuscript. I usually include a five page sample with my query though, so it's probably just the oddness of my project.
Dwight Howard is an unhappy pet store dog trainer grappling with the ennui of a post-college existence and the meager rewards of a life in retail. Marooned in perpetual adolescence and still living in his childhood home with his two deadbeat brothers, he is beset by a tribe of sentient gophers presumably bent on the utter annihilation of his dwelling. As he struggles to prepare for the rodent onslaught, he must also deal with mounting pressure at work, as well as the disappearance of his drug-addled, ghoulish brother Gary, the divisive machinations of a sexy succubus, and macabre meddling of a murderous singer-songwriter.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE is an 85,000 word work of comedic literature, and it is my first novel. It stands alone but I am currently working on a sequel entitled HUERTO. During the day I am an employee of Backyard Orchards, a family business, but by night I am the lead singer and songwriter for the indie Cincinnati rock ‘n’ roll band Theme Park Mistress. I have an English degree from Ball State University.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Nathan Sauerhage
...
Any suggestions? I've submitted about 60 query letters without one request for a manuscript. I usually include a five page sample with my query though, so it's probably just the oddness of my project.