tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post6474923821033451039..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Query Letter #36Martina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-55058900740936877812010-10-01T01:53:35.734-04:002010-10-01T01:53:35.734-04:00I think this is pretty damn near perfect. Only thi...I think this is pretty damn near perfect. Only thing I would add is the wordcount of the completed MS.Phoebe Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922801801009495791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-11407339323030324662010-09-30T19:27:54.126-04:002010-09-30T19:27:54.126-04:00This query letter is nicely polished. Sounds like...This query letter is nicely polished. Sounds like an intriguing book!Marilyn Peakehttp://www.marilynpeake.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-74356312694743210712010-09-30T16:09:57.419-04:002010-09-30T16:09:57.419-04:00Ha! What a wild concept!
I really think this is n...Ha! What a wild concept!<br /><br />I really think this is nicely done. The play on the title of your book and the title of the book making the characters wonky is fun!!!<br /><br />Consider: Maybe highlight what it is about Mitch that makes him special and unique--okay, so maybe he hates reading, which is why he didn't read LURE in the first place, but why is he the one to save the day? <br /><br />Consider: Drawing out what makes him so resilient against the book.<br /><br />Consider: Really upping the ante as far as what's at stake. "Losing everyone he loves" is pretty general, IMHO. What specifically will happen to Mitch if he doesn't succeed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com