For those of you who are new or unfamiliar to the world of querying, QueryTracker is the online Bible for aspiring authors. The site not only allows writers to search for and track submissions to agents, but also has comment sections on every agent where you can gauge their response times on partials and fulls, not to mention cheer one another on. There are even help forums where you can get some serious first aid for your query letters.
I think you'll be surprised at some of the successful authors who got their start there. I was.
For example, anyone who's familiar with YA knows about this book:
But did you know that Jessica Verday used QueryTracker to help find her agent? Not saying I'm going to have her interview here ... not saying I'm not either. Who knows what will unfold over the next few weeks?
You'll have to tune in to see, won't you? (Surely you recognize a thinly veiled plea for an audience, right?)
I hope you'll join me. I'm looking forward to promoting my fellow QT-ers and to making new friends here on blogger. ;-)
Hey Hey Hey! Nice blog you got going here. Fantastic agent, too! If only we can all be so lucky. The near-catches are the hardest. I'm going to follow you :) If you want to follow me on my blog, go to my main page, there is a google sign in at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteHey there Shana! Okay, now I'm following you! Are you following me? I need to build up that sad count over there at the right. Haahaa!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping in! I'm going to post your Paint With Words blog instead of the other one.
Oops. I meant your Normal on the Outside blog. And hang in there about the agent. Don't you have some fulls out right now?
ReplyDeleteSounds exciting!
ReplyDeleteAnita -- Count me in! Great idea for a blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on my blog post. It was so sweet and appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI love your idea for featuring writers who found their agents through QT! I'll be following. :)
Jessie~ I think it will be!! Thanks for stopping in, my friend.
ReplyDeleteYay! I'll email you Kristine!
Hi Tina! I'll be stopping by your blog a lot more often now that I'm finally able to follow you. ;-) Looking forward to getting to know you better, too!
Love your blog and you already know I love Query Tracker! I am so happy for your success and your support to all of us on Query Tracker is so helpful! Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteBribery always works wonders! And if that ends up not working for you, I always recommend a thinly veiled threat....
ReplyDeleteHey Jessica! Thanks so much for your wonderful support! I LOVE QT. I wouldn't be where I am today without them and all of you. Now we just gotta get the word out to the newbie writers so they'll know where to go for support. :-)
ReplyDeleteKalen, you crack me up! Hmm. If only I had something worth bribing with. I might have to go with the threat tactic instead. Though I'm not sure I'm intimidating enough. I'm prone to fits of giggling. Heh
Giggling can be VERY threatening if its MANIC giggling...
ReplyDeleteYou know. Mad Hatter like.
Haha! Now your speaking my language. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, Anita.
ReplyDeleteLong live QT!
Thanks Mary! I love your crit series idea, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you dropped in today! ;-)
This is a fabulous idea--it will be fun and informative to read all the stories!
ReplyDeleteHey there Jenny girl. :-) Thanks! I'm pretty excited about it. I've got six interviews lined up so far, so it's in full swing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping in!
Great idea, Anita! :) Great blog. I love reading stories like that!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy! And I'm looking forward to highlighting your success! :-)
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