Query Stories

Feel free to ask me anything, and I'll do my best to provide you with an answer. To make our conversation more engaging, I encourage you to be creative with your questions.

FROM THE QUERY TO THE CALL outlines what a query letter -- or cover copy -- is, why every author needs to master the art of describing their book in just a few words, and how to successfully navigate the querying process. Authors looking to query publishers or literary agents will be able to craft that perfect query letter, as well as successfully send cold queries that could get them discovered in the slush pile! Self-published authors will benefit from the four-step process of writing killer cover copy that will entice readers to click buy. This writing guide is a must-have for any author in this new age of publishing, where the possibilities range from self-publishing to landing a traditional deal with a large New York publishing house. Author Elana Johnson has done both successfully, and she wants every author to have the tools they need to do the same.

There's something I wanted to do after coming back from my incognito status. SO, I thought I would work with typographical symbols. Hope you'd like it.

A few writing lessons I picked up here and there by reading, talking to other authors, often learning the hard way (by embarrassing myself) and occasionally advice from professionals. Everything here is presented as-is and is subject to change with no notice--or whenever I realize how silly something I said was. A lot of this is simply reminders to myself of things to remember and/or look out for.

My Query Letters and Synopsis

A song would still be a song by any other name, or some bullshit...

A Quick Note on Publishing Options