Erik Hane
Literary Agent
Headwater Literary Management
Founder and Agent, @HeadwaterLit @printrunpodcast with @lzats tennis writing at thedrawtennis.com he/him
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Q8: ...it was going so well until a brain anuerysm appeared out of absolute nowhere #tenqueries
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Q7: a request! right categories, well-written query, references a recent #MSWL... Worth taking a look, certainly. #tenqueries
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Q6: For NF, you need to tell me your platform. I'm really openminded on what makes someone an "expert," but you need *something* #tenqueries
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q5: too gritty. I'm good with violence in books, but not when it seems like it's just being added as a means of sensationalism #tenqueries
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Q4: Go into your saved query letter, right now, and delete the phrase "recently completed." That reads as "unrevised." #tenqueries
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Q3: I see a ton of overwritten queries. Show that you can write, but clarity is king (or queen, or your monarch of choice)! #tenqueries
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Q2: pitch the book, but pitch yourself a little bit too! We sign people, not just books, so I want to know something about you! #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q1: I don't rep romance. Lots of places to check an agent's categories. Suggests you're not quite doing your homework #tenqueries