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Example of My Successful Query

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25 Jul 2018
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For #PitchWars 2018, a bunch of the mentors are getting together and posting the query letter that got them their agent. Of course, this isn’t to say that any of our queries are perfect, or that you can necessarily model your own on ours to get requests, but there is something to be said for showing actual examples of what worked rather than just talking about the theory of a perfect query letter. So without further caveats, here is the query that connected me with my agent, Naomi Davis of BookEnds Literary. Dear Naomi Davis, I was excited to see that you’re open to submissions again. I think my current project might be a good match for your wish list for adult romance and touch on some of your interest in publishing nonfiction memoirs about living with disabilities as well....
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My Luck Lives in New Orleans: The Long Strange Trip of My Publishing Journey

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20 Jul 2018
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In Disney movies, the fairy godmother is usually a person, but I think my experience would suggest that my fairy godmother is actually a place. A beautiful place bursting with mojo, where joy and art exist right alongside deep sorrow and the gritty reality of life in the modern era…it is, actually, a blend that pretty fairly represents my author brand as well. I’ve always thought it was funny how, the longer my writing career goes on, the more times it circles back to this fascinating city. I’ve told my critique partner a hundred times that if I could ever wring a happy ending out of it, it would make a hell of a story. And now that my wildest dream has come true, I thought it was finally time to share the whole serendipitous tale. When the call came...
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Book Deal News!

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13 Jul 2018
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For a while, I’ve been hinting there was something big in the works, and here it is… I just signed a two-book deal with Berkley Books, a division of Penguin Random House, for my Lonestar Award-winning romance, Unbreak Me. Berkley is and has always been my absolute dream publisher. Now that I’m working with their amazing team, I can only say my childhood self clearly knew what she was doing when she drafted the bucket list. Here is my new favorite picture of all time: I can’t wait to share this story (and the something very special I’m working on for Book 2!) LJ is terrifically charming and I hope you all end up wanting to give Andra a big hug. There are beautiful horses and lemon cakes, and all the big skies of Montana and charm of the old...
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