thank you so much to the writers who sent in their query letters for this episode of "open workshop"! these were genuinely great pitches and i loved reading them. as always *my edits are only suggestions* and my thoughts are based on my personal experience as a writer querying for traditional publishing last year + what i learned while revising my own pitch with my agent. i myself am not a literary agent - always take feedback with a grain of salt. i hope the discussion is helpful. (please be constructive, not destructive, when sharing any feedback in the comments.)
⭐️ writers featured in order:
Alyssa / @alyssa.and.the.books.
Anaïs Garnett / IG: anais.garnett
Rachel / IG: @rachel.writes.fiction
Sahra / Twitter: @sahrakoshin
Alycia / IG: @alyrosetea & TikTok @alyciaroseoffical
related videos:
my query letter breakdown video: https://youtu.be/jRCb_NlLBCY
signing with my literary agent: https://youtu.be/hy5J5XkcMrc
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0:00 intro and important disclaimers
0:52 first query - adult thriller
7:03 second query - multi-pov YA fantasy/thriller/dark academia
14:48 third query - literary fiction/suspense
20:42 a note on writing multi pov pitches ft. example
24:46 fourth query - adult science fantasy
35:05 fifth query - literary sci-fi/cyberpunk
43:52 thank you for your pitches!!
44:33 conclusion
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