Bouvre Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Time to start sending query letters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 What’s a query letter? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Poof said: What’s a query letter? i think u write a bried synopsis trying to garner interest for publication 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Poof said: What’s a query letter? Sending the idea of your story (and a few pages of a manuscript) to an agent, hoping they'll ask to read more. Edited February 10, 2018 by Bouvre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, Bouvre said: Sending the idea of your story (and a few pages of a manuscript) to an agent, hoping they'll ask to read more. I have no idea how any of that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, Poof said: I have no idea how any of that works. You find an agent or agency you like and you send them an email. That's about it. That, and writing the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 9 minutes ago, Bouvre said: You find an agent or agency you like and you send them an email. That's about it. That, and writing the story. I mean the finer details from having a completed story to published book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, Poof said: I mean the finer details from having a completed story to published book. Ah. I barely know myself. I only know from my MFA peer that it's stressful as hell, but it could be extra stressful for him because he got a six-figure book deal for Ginny Moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Bouvre said: Ah. I barely know myself. I only know from my MFA peer that it's stressful as hell, but it could be extra stressful for him because he got a six-figure book deal for Ginny Moon. holy shit if i accepted that much money for shit i havent written yet id have daily panic attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 minute ago, fuggnificent said: holy shit if i accepted that much money for shit i havent written yet id have daily panic attacks. It was definitely finished. Took him years to finish it, on account of being a full-time middle school teacher also in a Low-Res MFA program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, Bouvre said: It was definitely finished. Took him years to finish it, on account of being a full-time middle school teacher also in a Low-Res MFA program. ah thats good. lucky him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouvre Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Just now, fuggnificent said: ah thats good. lucky him. He's a sweetheart and a great writer, and this is basically me highly recommending his debut novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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