What Barker's talking about here is also a bit part of what makes a good wellness/career coach. And how he's talking about it is why I love his stuff.

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"I teach middle school and my students would read the hell out of that." Parents and teachers LOVE Mesh - can you help me find the right home for this middle-grade scifi thriller?

https://inkican.com/mesh-middle-grade-scifi-thriller/

#AmQuerying #scifi #sciencefiction #WritingCommunity #ideasworthspreading #tedtalk #AskAgent

Apropos of absolutely nothing, here's another dump from the "that would make a great band name" list:

- Tipsy Ziggurat
- Not A Euphemism
- Sausage ignition sequence
- 1/2 inch nozzle
- Intransigent chicken

And a hit from the accompanying "that would be an epic name for your first concept album" list:

- Sniff The Chicken
- A chemical analysis of the albumen
- Not that sort of establishment

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"I'm hoping this gets nipped up soon ... It sounds just so fantastic."

Lit agents are loving this book - can you help me find the right home for Mike Sierra Echo?

https://inkican.com/mike-sierra-echo-middle-grade-scifi-space-novel-portal/

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Pitches and Queries: How to Handle World Building - Even if you have a fantasy or paranormal novel with complicated world building, try to summarize it in a concise, catchy sentence.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AfDvl
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Pitches and Queries: What hooks an agent, and a pitch formula: “It’s going to be the premise that hooks me initially...”
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AfDq7
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"I'm hoping this gets nipped up soon ... It sounds just so fantastic."

Lit agents are loving this book - can you help me find the right home for Mike Sierra Echo?

https://inkican.com/mike-sierra-echo-middle-grade-scifi-space-novel-portal/

#AmQuerying #scifi #sciencefiction #WritingCommunity #ideasworthspreading #tedtalk #AskAgent

Last chance to book an Editorial Assessment with a bonus pitch/sales packet added for FREE ($200 value)!

I have openings for only a limited number of these, but I will schedule you for June or July with a 10% reservation fee.

https://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/

#LianaEdits #AmWriting #AmQuerying

Pitches and Queries: What personal info should you put in a query letter?
"I went through EMT training but decided I prefer my blood and guts on the page" would work great for someone writing thrillers or horror.
https://lttr.ai/Ae2Ka
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"Pitches and Queries: A Big Question - It is generally recommended that you say something specific about an agent, often in the opening … but it’s tricky." https://lttr.ai/AcKpC
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Pitches and Queries: Addressing Diverse Elements in the Manuscript - "Always err on the side of providing clear, specific information in a query letter."
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/Aex3p
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This months editing special is an Editorial Assessment with a bonus pitch/sales packet added for FREE ($200 value).

I have openings for only a limited number of these, but I will schedule you for June or July with a 10% reservation fee.

https://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/

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From buoyant hope to abject despair, and back again ... such is the life of an aspiring writer.

#WritingCommunity #amquerying

had a dream last night that all my open queries were closed over night & an agent called my letter "a mess."

So, that's how #querying is going 😅

#WritingCommunity #AmQuerying #SFF #Writing #WritersLife

This months editing special is an Editorial Assessment with a bonus pitch/sales packet added for FREE ($200 value).

I have openings for only a limited number of these, but I will schedule you for June or July with a 10% reservation fee.

https://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/

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When a #literaryagent says, “I want to find the next Tamsyn Muir, Susanna Clarke, or Madeline Miller,” they don’t mean:
“Send me something as original, strange, or structurally wild as that debut manuscript was.”
What they really mean is:
“Send me something that gives readers the same feelings, tropes, and has the same market potential as that book—after it’s already proven successful.”
#amquerying

#ScribesAndMakers May 13. Shameless self-promotion day. Let's boost away.

I'm still looking for an agent to represent my #histfic trilogy set in medieval Europe before, during, and after the arrival of the Plague. It features a handsome but compromised hero, the power politics of Church vs. Kings, organised crime, and several empowered women (yes, they were there, even during the 14th-century).

#writing #writingcommunity #amquerying

Pitches and Queries: What hooks an agent, and a pitch formula: "Don’t bury the heart of your novel under world-building or backstory—lead with the story’s pulse."

Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AekH8
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Sweeeeeet, just got my first literary agent rejection! *prints it out and goes to frame shop*
#amquerying

This months editing special is an Editorial Assessment with a bonus pitch/sales packet added for FREE ($200 value).

I have openings for only a limited number of these, but I will schedule you for June or July with a 10% reservation fee.

https://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/

#LianaEdits #AmWriting #AmQuerying