Spent the day working on chapter 17 of my WIP. While I continue writing, I find my enthusiasm tempered by my repeated failures in the querying department. The process does a number on the psyche.

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In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. ~ Albert Einstein

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Writers, how do you find comps for your books? Is there like a database somewhere or any resources you use? Please send help 🙏
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People liked my first book.

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Kinda like Midnight Library but with evil aliens masquerading as human beings. 😏👽🛸📚 #ufo #reincarnation #timeloops #author #writer #querying #booksky #ghosts #horror #extraterrestrial

Agents aren't fairy godmothers who can wave a magic wand and make your publishing dreams come true. They only get paid if they sell your book to a publisher. It's not rejection; it's self preservation.
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Nothing will teach you resilience and thicken your skin like querying lit agents for your debut novel will. 😬 #querying #writinglife

Thank you @bookmarkobrien.bsky.social for your edits and suggestions on my query letter + manuscript!! 🫶🏽 Shout out to @litconnect.bsky.social for giving #writers looking to be #tradpub an opportunity to connect with agents. If you are #querying, check out litconnect.net ✨

coming back after 5 months of silence to post some exciting memes #querying #querytrenches

Shout out to all the #literary #agents out there who write kind messages of encouragement on their form rejections. 🫶🏽 Yall know #querying is a long, daunting process for #writers and it shows 💖Now, waiting for my yes & rep 🙌🏽 Good luck to any aspiring #tradpub #authors in this process - we got this 📝

I’m #querying an upmarket adult romcom YOU’RE MY KIND OF GUIDE!

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I'm excited and hopeful to be back in the query trenches submitting a new picture book to agents! Wish me luck! #authormom #authorsofbluesky #querying #kidlit

spongebob squarepants is sitting at a table in a diner holding a cup of coffee . ALT: spongebob squarepants is sitting at a table in a diner holding a cup of coffee .

Social media makes it feel like success is everywhere but with me. I sent my MS to a full request and 24hrs later all I see are commas that don’t belong, rework-able sentences and words that should be cut… HUGE fumble. I am only human I suppose. #querying

ok so nevermind i now have an offer! life moves fastttt #querying

First full manuscript requests have been sent out, so it’s time to do the #agentsguide for RESONANCE.

So excited to query this widely now 📖 🕰️

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On Rejection Letters — Not a Pipe Publishing One of the most depressing parts of my job as a publisher is sending out rejection letters. I’m an author, too; I understand it sucks to get those. I used to send out overly-personalized rejection let...

Advice for a #writer who is #querying which may be of value to other #writers.

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Received a rejection on the last full request I had out with agents. Oh well. I'll keep writing my new project and keep moving forward...

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In search of horror publishers. Looking for a home for a novel about mirrors, missing persons, and hauntings.

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At 20. Every batch I get like, 1 agent I'm super excited about. So that's cool. Got some very nice rejections. So that's also cool. Going really well so far.

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A Fistful of Water; new adult romance story about self repression, discovery&yearning. In the query stages

A Body Full of Static; a contemporary young adult story about teenage addition, escape from reality and recovery. (Finished but just on hold)

Bloodbound; a paranormal romance new adult story. Book One is set in Salem Village, its slow burn story about forbidden romance and yearning through centuries.

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A Fistful of Water; #LGBT story about self repression, discovery&yearning. #Querying

A Body Full of Static; #contemporary story about teenage addiction&recovery.

BloodBound; #PR about yearning through centuries and #forbiddenromance

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Welcome to my very silly "Oops, All Wrestlers" fancast of my book The Vampire Always Bites Twice. 🤣 More to come! #wwe #aew #wrestling #books #revpit #querying

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Nobody:
Me while #querying:

Anyone else feel like this? 😭

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For today's #RecPitWaiting prompt I'm sharing the VABT line that gets the most laughs. #RevPit #Querying #WritingCommunity #CaryGrant

Me: having a good day
My writing email: hold on, I can ruin that.

#Querying - paying my therapy bills single handily.

Something I keep wishing for in the #querying space: querying advice for authors with ADHD. My working memory can only hold about one paragraph at a time, so I especially struggle with query length things. I wonder if there are resources for neurodivergent folks like me? #writers #writingcommunity