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#320: Emma's Book Querying Journey
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Episode #320: Emma's Book Querying Journey
In this week's episode, Emma is telling the story of her querying journey and the path to traditionally publishing her romance novel. It's a great story, and we are very excited for you to get to hear it. We're also going to answer a listener question about holiday decorating and a hot take about potlucks.
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On holiday decorations:
Elsie - complete but likes to buy 1 thing every year for fun
Emma - Adding to her collections
Check out The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
Check out Query Bootcamp by Lauren Kay
What goes into a query letter:
A hook (very short one paragraph what your book is, don't give away the ending)
A synopsis
Some comparable titles
1-2 paragraphs about yourself
what your writing goals are
https://reedsy.com/
Tips for navigating rejections:
Talk about it with others
Find inspiration books
It's ok to feel sad
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Links in the notes 3
- https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-Julia-Cameron/dp/0874776945/ref=sr_1_3?crid=22DVR501IMUWW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.j2bNWhJKONpFlTX6-ONeNWFNw7qgkx0u4B08QDCQaPAx598sr20Ds43hLSAH2hSzYbM9Eus0sacGixJxMU8nFcuJ04M0pz2tMKdriPVb2miYn3onPWhNDncxBwjki8g8YEgqBKyJe60gTnGS2dkfZJortSoOkXVom4NYPlq2sioIjQYN3dkIlVBL74kp5wq9ksi12p65aSZKpuAXjFi7oZvwBP9JMX4cDrmvotnA-fo.CoX3WBJENRMY4qNw3RoxN3IGwM7p8rFL0Qfo83nfjGU&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+artist%27s+way&qid=1791033877&sprefix=the+artist%27s+way%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-3
- https://www.laurenkaywrites.com/query-bootcamp
- https://reedsy.com/
Transcript
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