tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post2343618799701767580..comments2024-02-16T04:42:50.005-05:00Comments on QueryTracker Blog: Mentioning Similar Books in a Query: How ToPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17771807777617244491noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-46500052814604997012011-02-28T17:44:03.550-05:002011-02-28T17:44:03.550-05:00Thanks for this great piece of advice! I didn'...Thanks for this great piece of advice! I didn't know about QueryTracker's Who Reps Whom page. Cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-12382358242200077512011-02-21T23:18:17.022-05:002011-02-21T23:18:17.022-05:00Yay, Sara, thanks for commenting! See how I sneake...Yay, Sara, thanks for commenting! See how I sneaked your cover into the post, too, so I could pimp the book out to everyone? It really is that good. ;)<br /><br />I think Stina has a really good point on using the same novels regardless of who you query if you've done a lot of work to figure out which authors have a similar style.<br /><br />And She Wrote...I would try to find an editor (or some crit buddies) who DOESN'T want to skip parts of your novel just because they MIGHT make her "feel unhappy." (Hey, the BDSM parts might need work. Or they might be fantastic, but you'd never know if someone was skipping those parts. Plus, I assume they are important to the novel, so having someone skip them isn't good.) Might also muddy the waters a bit to have a relative doing it...Carolyn Kaufman | @CMKaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715666518147779502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-75894830732766051292011-02-21T18:34:08.589-05:002011-02-21T18:34:08.589-05:00Good advice, and it worked for me. I mentioned one...Good advice, and it worked for me. I mentioned one of Kristin's clients in my original query to her. I'd just finished reading a Linnea Sinclair novel, and Linnea had thanked Kristin in her Acknowledgments. <br /><br />Glad to hear you enjoyed <i>Song of Scarabaeus</i>!Sara Creasyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398837332152581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-13162076164604914572011-02-21T09:36:40.504-05:002011-02-21T09:36:40.504-05:00How valid is a review for editing by an editor who...How valid is a review for editing by an editor who doesn't read anything in your genre? I have a relative who has offered to review for editing my mss, a mystery, that needs to be cut by 25,000 to 15,000 words. But she admittedly doesn't read any fiction much less mystery. She even admits she "doesn't read anything that makes her feel unhappy." My police procedural involves BDSM so she wants to skip those parts. Even though she is a managing editor for several magazines, I have concerns re the value of her perspective. I want to be able to find an agent and be published, but is the the way?She Wrotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904590643441964769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-80829662590356104552011-02-21T09:35:03.985-05:002011-02-21T09:35:03.985-05:00Great post. I used to do this (the reading part) i...Great post. I used to do this (the reading part) in the beginning, mostly to make sure I wasn't querying a book identical to one the agent had already repped. If it was, then chances are high she would pass on it. <br /><br /><br />When I compare my novel to other books, the books stay the same, regardless of who the agent is (unless the agent mentioned she hated xx book). This is mostly because I've put a lot of thought as to which books to compre mine too. Plus, I stopped personalizing my query along time ago when I realized it didn't make a difference. I was still getting requests when I didn't personalize it, as long as the writing and story appealed to the agent.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com