Ann Rose

If you include the words “my recently finished novel” in your query it makes me think you are sending me a first draft. 😳
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When starting with dialogue make sure it’s something that would make you want to listen in on if overheard somewhere.
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A synopsis (not the pitch in the query) needs to show the beginning, middle and ending. (Yes, I need spoilers.) I need to see the story arc. If the synopsis doesn’t tell the ending, I question if the book has one, especially if it’s pitched as a series.
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The query letter broken down in its simplest form:
Who is your MC
What do they want (goals)
What stands in their way (obstacles)
What happens if they fail (stakes)
That’s it. That’s what we need to know. #querytip #SlushInsight

I’ve read no less than 7 submissions today that start with a character waking up.
You are better than this.
#SlushInsight #querytip

Note to querying authors: our system allows us to see your submission history. So when you query one of us and then two days later query someone else in the agency we know. #SlushInsight #querytip

Out of 10 consecutive queries I read this morning
6 were over 100k
1 of them close to 200k
1 (not included in the 6) was upper 90k
Please know what your word count range is before your query
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