Just so you know what is going on out there, look at this after you read my post: http://accrispin.blogspot.com/
Because I purchase ISBNs from them, I was on their email list, with lots of other publishers and self published authors, to get the notice (press release?) about this new service.
I won't be looking there for new authors/mss. I can't imagine anyone having the time to scroll through sites or blogs looking for the next best selling title.
Like Ann said in her blog (link above) there isn't a short cut to querying. I know we all hate the process as writers, but as a publisher it works for me. I can tell a lot about the writer by their query and synopsis.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
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When Paul Fenton stops for breakfast in a small town, he gets more than he bargained for in the process.
When two-hundred-year-old human remains are discovered on one of Neptune's moons, Earth's history falls into question.
Emily's husband persuades her to try thalidomide to ease her symptoms as she is unaware of the devastating effects.
Who is the women's shelter bomber? Melissa Ryan suspects that her husband knows.
Further developments with the Wilder family.
A hidden past shakes the O'Donovan family to its core
A swirl of emotion and choice, set in Cape Town, South Africa
Love is a constant, but it comes at a price.
When the road ahead is unclear, sometimes you have to rely on trust.
The struggle between good and evil is ages old. It gets all the more complicated when the good guys aren't all good and the bad guys have redeeming qualities.
Story of a land mothering two races of people – the light-skinned and the dark-skinned.
A gifted Ukrainian ballerina comes into possession of a mysteriously coded address book.
Six passengers' lives change for better or worse after they arrive in Honiton.
Resilience and love in a harsh and unforgiving age
Kathryn's Beach
High Tide
Storm Surge
Well worth a read.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right - there are no short cuts, no quick wins, no easy routes. It's all hard graft and a great deal of luck!
ReplyDeleteAnything worth doing takes effort. The query phase is where a lot of writers drop out. This is the place to shift into 4-wheel drive.
ReplyDeleteAh, the lovely query letter. The bane of my life! LOL
ReplyDeleteInteresting post, thanks for the link.
Glynis, you are so funny. I just love you. I got so sick of query letter responses that I left one sit on my desk for a week - totally uninterested in one more, "not for us" letter It was a request for the entire ms. Go figure?
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