tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450712706274635827.post1045354229835484275..comments2023-05-30T07:17:21.739-04:00Comments on Emily Casey: Query Letters: How Much is Too Much?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673008115756142503noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450712706274635827.post-62402675870604954332009-09-19T07:47:06.390-04:002009-09-19T07:47:06.390-04:00It all has a great deal to do with luck, I'm a...It all has a great deal to do with luck, I'm afraid.<br /><br />I don't think Stephenie Meyer is that great of an author. Yes, some of her characters are great and yes her books have lots of momentum, but at the same time the plot lines suffer. Why is she where she is now? She found that agent who fell in love with her writing, then that house that did so too, and who would market it...basically, she is lucky. Don't get me wrong, I read them all too, and I saw the first movie, that raw momentum sucks you in. Just be aware that this could take years-Meyer is lucky too in that she's that one in a million who didn't have to wait. Every other author I know of had to go through years of their books not selling, of not being able to find an agent. I love how positive and goal oriented your blog is, and I'm sure you know this, but I just want to make sure you know the most important thing to this process is tenacity, that you keep writing. And you never know, you could be that one in a million yourself.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056018448109689782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450712706274635827.post-10901188240043207602009-09-18T18:59:18.200-04:002009-09-18T18:59:18.200-04:00You don't need to tell them that, at least, no...You don't need to tell them that, at least, not in your query letter. If you really focused on making it shine your query letter will do the talking fo you. Although, once you get an agent, it wouldn't hurt to mention you've been researching the market, you know the trends and you have goals. You will sound professional...and agents like that!<br /> <br />Your queries are being sent, the only thing you can do now is wait for the responses. Once you aquire 10-15 start going through them. If they are all form letters it wont help you very much. But, if the rejections contain any sort of advice...pay attention to it!Torinoreply@blogger.com