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Successful queries

Write My Query Successful Queries: Liza Fleissig and “Far From the A-List,” by Stephanie Burns

Find Stephanie Burns’ successful query to agent Liza Fleissig for her debut novel, Far From the A-List, along with commentary.

Write My Query Successful Queries: Courtney Paganelli, Daniel Ehrenhaft, and “You Watched in Silence,” by H. Lee Justine Guest Column

Write My Query Successful Queries: Brent Taylor and “Violet Thistlethwaite Is Not a Villain Anymore,” by Emily Krempholtz Guest Column

Submissions & Proposals Querying With One Manuscript, Going on Submission With Another Rona Wang

Write My Query Successful Queries: Andrianna deLone, Tia Ikemoto, and “Town & Country,” by Brian Schaefer Guest Column

Write My Query Successful Queries: Dara Hyde and “Vicious Cycle,” by Jaime Parker Stickle Guest Column

Write My Query Successful Queries: Elisabeth Weed and “A Killer Wedding,” by Joan O’Leary Guest Column

Get Published Successful Queries: Melanie Iglesias and “Hopelessly Teavoted,” by Audrey Goldberg Ruoff Guest Column

Write My Query 11 Successful Query Letter Examples for Writers in Various Genres Robert Lee Brewer

Write My Query Successful Queries: Kara Sargent, Stacey Glick, and “Press 1 for 1nvasion,” by J. A. Dauber Guest Column

Write My Query Successful Queries: Sophie Cudd and “A Rather Peculiar Poisoning,” by Chrystal Schleyer Guest Column

Write My Query Successful Queries: Emily Forland and “We Loved to Run,” by Stephanie Reents Guest Column

Write My Query Successful Queries: Meredith Clark and “Murder By the Book,” by Amie Schaumberg Guest Column

Write My Query Successful Queries: Amanda Orozco and “Woven From Clay,” by Jenny Birch Guest Column

Submissions & Proposals Comp Titles: Stop Freaking Out and Start Finding Your Book’s BFFs Allison K Williams

Get Published Successful Queries: “A Resistance of Witches,” by Morgan Ryan Guest Column

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