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Book Broker — An interview with Holly Faulks "Do your research and take your time." #amquerying

RT @DarlingAxe: Story Skeleton—Postmortem Postmortem is a police procedural, which means the focus is on the investigative process from th…

@Writer_Gen 😄😄

What's the key to writing a satisfying ending for a short story or novel? #writingcommunity

What's the most challenging aspect of writing a story that's primarily set in a natural or wilderness setting—botanical research or description? Or something else? #writingcommunity

Book Broker — an interview with Hannah Schofield "A clear pitch and a strong title will immediately catch my eye—as will comparison titles that are books I love." #amquerying

RT @DarlingAxe: If you've done much research into the "art" of the query letter, you may have noticed many (often conflicting) recommendati…

Story Skeleton—Postmortem Postmortem is a police procedural, which means the focus is on the investigative process from the point of view of law enforcement agencies. #plotpoints #storystructure #writingcommunity

@JaneJago1 😄

Book Broker — An interview with literary agent Hannah Sheppard "When A (inciting incident) happens, B (character) must do C (action) otherwise/before D (catastrophe)." #amquerying

@roninmercllc You've definitely lifted the rug on some of the worst aspects of the agent world!

@PrenticePieces Very true, but I've also had many agents tell me they (a) read the sample no matter what, or (b) read the sample BEFORE the query letter.

@roninmercllc That is really messed up! I've not heard about this at all.

@PrenticePieces Nice :)

@roninmercllc I don't know what to say. I've spent a lot of time in the query trenches and haven't seen anything like this. A lot of silence, definitely, but nothing that didn't make sense like that.

@roninmercllc That's crazy.

@roninmercllc You can get browser extensions like Pixelblock, Ugly Email, and Trocker that block tracking pixels. But I doubt all agents are using them. I also came across a comment suggesting that running a tracking pixel makes it much more likely that your message will land in junk/spam.

@roninmercllc But still, your data can't be completely inaccurate. Honestly I'd like to run some tests of my own! That's a frightening thought. Do you tend to query established agents or new/junior agents?