queries

  • To write a better query

    To write a better query

    Over the years I have gotten better as finishing, editing, submitting and polishing stories. But queries still get me. Writing them is just so damned hard for me. I had read everything there is to find, I have copied structures, edited like hell, gotten feedback, professional editing, rewritten and personalized and yet, no matter how Read more

  • Every writer sings a sad sad song

    Every writer sings a sad sad song

    You know what sucks? Rejection. You know what else sucks? Rejection never actually stops sucking. And the third suck? You never stop getting rejected in one way or another. This is true in life, but it is particularly true in artistic endeavors. I got two rejections last week. And they both sucked. They weren’t my Read more