tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post116074326928499772..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: What I learned at NJRW – Editors and AgentsMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1160799830892183912006-10-14T00:23:00.000-04:002006-10-14T00:23:00.000-04:00Yeah, the query thing is tough. It has to be an id...Yeah, the query thing is tough. It has to be an idea that grabs them and doesn't sound like the other 100 queries they read that week.<BR/><BR/>I often snuck the first 5 pages in with my queries so they'd have a chance to look at the writing, too. But there are lots of people who'll tell you NEVER to do that...Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-1160772492548665212006-10-13T16:48:00.000-04:002006-10-13T16:48:00.000-04:00I keep hearing about the "tell a great story bit" ...I keep hearing about the "tell a great story bit" yet if that was truly the case, why do most agents turn authors down based on a query LETTER? <BR/>I can understand turning down based on a first chapter or a synopsis but a letter?<BR/>That doesn't have enough info to prove the "tell a great story" theory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com