Query Package Mistakes (Writing Advice)

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Ай бұрын

5 common mistakes I am seeing in query packages when a writer is submitting to a literary agent with the goal of becoming traditionally published. I have been looking at a number of packages over the last month since The Write Advice started and a pattern is starting to form. These are just the first 5 of many things that need addressing in a query package before you should submit to an agent.
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@kirtiomart Ай бұрын

Thanks

@StephenAryan44 Ай бұрын

Welcome

@ruthstaceypoetry Ай бұрын

'not just being tense' 😊

@StephenAryan44 Ай бұрын

Ha, yes! Just in case it wasn't clear 😄

@andyontheinternet5777 Ай бұрын

1. Run on sentences 2. Repetition 3. Duplicate words 4. Clunky dialogue 5. Incorrect tense use

@StephenAryan44 Ай бұрын

That's right.

@EmmaBennetAuthor Ай бұрын

Some people seem to rush their query package which just seems crazy to me!

@StephenAryan44 Ай бұрын

I guess they just get excited and don't realise you only get one chance.

@zero15388 Ай бұрын

Sent my pages off for a mentorship thing and I put a typo in the title ! 😱

@StephenAryan44 Ай бұрын

Ha! 😆

@mrchristian0457 Ай бұрын

I just randomly came across this video. Could someone fill me in on what a query package is?

@StephenAryan44 Ай бұрын

When you are trying to get a literary agent and then get traditionally published, you send an agent a sample of the book. This is called a query package. It's a letter with a few chapters from the start. If they like what they read, they ask for the whole book.

@mrchristian0457 Ай бұрын

@@StephenAryan44 Oh, I see. Interesting. I'm starting to get into writing, so maybe I'll have to do this one day lol. I'll keep this video in mind. Thank you for responding, as well!