Oh, yes! We know you’ve been waiting for this!! Today, I’m going to share another installment of our popular column, World’s Worst Book Proposals and Query Letters. Featured below are real quotes from query letters and book proposals submitted to us over the past few weeks…
Letters will return next week.
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The problem with editing for a family member is that you generally can’t ask for money…
I started writing a book on my computer about ten years ago, but never finished it because life has been very busy for me. Recently, I watched this new show that started last year that is exactly the same as far as storyline and characters. Could it be coincidence?
Sure, it sounds backwards. The success did not involve getting an assignment, but rather avoiding a labor-intensive pitch process that would not yield an assignment for me, or any other sane, competent writer. And, I was instead able to use that time for queries and networking that did yield paying work.
Each year, there’s a colorful egg hunt for everyone (adults and kids), and a very violent golden egg hunt for the adult kids…
Each week, while researching freelance job listings to feature in WritersWeekly, I see “employment ads” from folks who have a “great book idea,” but don’t want to write the book themselves. Some of them offer an hourly rate (that’s fair, as long as the rate is respectable), while others offer promises of future fame, glory, and a small percentage of the royalties…
BTW, you are totally correct about CreateSpace customer service — pathetic.
Biographies are invaluable to a writer. A strong bio makes a strong impression and is a powerful tool to advertise and sell the writer’s writing skills. A good bio can lead to repeat business with editors whose attention is captured, a loyal readership whose interest is retained and new clientele whose imagination is piqued, which is great for your business and credentials. And writing a good bio should be a piece of cake for a wordsmith. Yet writers often stumble at this important task.
I was just wondering if you have any insight into why Amazon is selling new copies of my book for $3.13 when the list price is $19.95.
