Essential QT Blog Posts

THE CALL

• Fielding the Call: A List of Questions to Ask by Carolyn Kaufman and Elana Johnson
• You may also be interested in Elana Johnson's e-book, From the Query to the Call

DANGERS

• Writer, Beware the Plagiarist by Carolyn Kaufman
• Safeguarding Your WIP by Suzette Saxton

PITCHES

• The Dreaded Pitch – What to Include in That One Line by Joanna Stampfel-Volpe of Nancy Coffey Literary
• The Oral Pitch by Mary Lindsey

PLATFORM

• Building YOUR Platform by Carolyn Kaufman
• Interview with Get Known Before the Book Deal author Christina Katz on Platform
• Interview with Literary Agent Kate Epstein on Platform

QUERYING

• Cover Letters for Snail Submissions by Elana Johnson
• Writing the Query Letter Part 1 - The Hook by Elana Johnson
• Writing the High-Concept Hook by Elana Johnson
• Writing the Query Letter Part 2 - The Setup by Elana Johnson
• Writing the Query Letter Part 3 - The Conflict by Elana Johnson
• Writing the Query Letter Part 4 - The Consequence by Elana Johnson 
• Writing the Query Letter Part 5 - Everything Else by Elana Johnson

RESEARCH

• Be a Google Ninja: Finding ANYTHING on the Web Part I by Carolyn Kaufman
• Be a Google Ninja: Finding ANYTHING on the Web Part II by Carolyn Kaufman
• Turning Grief into Gold by Suzette Saxton

SYNOPSES

• Quantum of Synopsis - Novel Synopsis Basics by HL Dyer
• In Short: Writing a Novel Synopsis that Rocks by HL Dyer

WRITING WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS

• Writing Under the Influence of Children by Suzette Saxton