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How To Write a Hook

July 21, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

One Electrifying Sentence: A hook encapsulates a book in one electrifying sentence. It will grab the attention of agents, editors, publishers, bookstore managers and clerks, bloggers, journalists, … Continue reading >>

Cultural References in Writing

July 12, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A Fabulous Plastic Hoopla: In my novel, the narrator’s mother has a “fabulous plastic hoopla" where the saleslady extols the virtues of Tupperware to fawning women drinking vodka-spiked punch with a … Continue reading >>

Sales Pitch- Query Letters

February 3, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What You Need Upfront: A typical query letter starts out with a hook, which is followed by the most important information an agent wants to know upfront: genre and word count. The Pitch: The … Continue reading >>

Find an Agent without Losing Your Mind- The Query Process

January 31, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Yes, I made a pact to query 100 agents before I would quit! In fact, I probably would have kept on going had I not gotten two offers of representation by the time I hit 83 queries. (see Query 100 … Continue reading >>

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How To Write a Hook

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