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Saturday, November 29, 2008

ENCOURAGEMENT for QUERY WEARY

10 Hidden Gifts of Rejection Letters posted on the Guide to Literary Agents' Blog.
Posted by ..... Janice Wiley-Dorn at 3:58 AM
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..... Janice Wiley-Dorn
Central Alabama, United States
The Elizabeth George Foundation awarded me a 2009 Artistic Grant for Fiction. My novel, ME AND YOU, BILLY, was a semifinalist in the 2008 Faulkner-Wisdom Competition. I'm an adjudicated member of Southern Artistry, and I teach creative writing in workshops and online. My award-winning short stories have appeared in Birmingham Arts Journal, Calliope and The Rambler. Please browse my website for resources and events for writers of all skill levels and genres.
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QUERY: Successful

  • CHICK LIT: Jennifer O'Connell
  • COMMERCIAL: Patricia Wood
  • FANTASY: Harry Connolly
  • HORROR: Heather Brewer
  • LITERARY: Cindy Dyson
  • LITERARY: Garth Stein
  • MAINSTREAM: Holly Kennedy
  • YA (Young Adult): Emily Conrad
  • YA (Young Adult): Lara Ehrlich

QUERY: What Agents Want

  • BOOKENDS, LLC: Jessica Faust, Jacky Sach & Kim Lionetti
  • CURTIS BROWN, LTD: Agent Nathan Bransford
  • FINE PRINT LITERARY MANAGEMENT: Agent Janet Reid
  • FOLIO LITERARY MANAGEMENT
  • LYONS LITERARY LLC: Agent Jonathan Lyons
  • NELSON LITERARY AGENCY: Agent Kristin Nelson
  • QUERY SHARK: Agent Janet Reid
  • WYLIE-MERRICK LITERARY AGENCY: Agent Robert Brown

My Blog List

  • Agent Turn Around Times
  • Editorial Ass
  • Guide to Literary Agents
  • The Rejecter

RESOURCES

  • AAR) Association of Author's Representatives
  • American Booksellers Association
  • First Five Pages by Agent Noah Lukeman
  • Sell Your Novel Toolkit by Elizabeth Lyon
  • Stealth Vanity Publishers
  • Twenty Worst Agencies
  • Vanity & Subsidy Publishers

Blog Archive

  • ►  2010 (4)
    • ►  December (1)
      • Daphne Kalotay: Triumph after Rejection
    • ►  May (2)
      • HELP a SEMI-STARVING ARTIST
      • SCN Novel Pitch & 1st Five Pages Contest Winners
    • ►  January (1)
      • NOVEL PITCH & 1ST FIVE PAGES CONTEST: SEMIFINALIST...
  • ►  2009 (9)
    • ►  September (6)
      • PUBLISHING 101: What You Need to Know
      • SCN Contest Deadline Extended - Announcing Judge ...
      • NOVEL PITCHING III: Events with Pitch Opps Include...
      • NOVEL PITCHING II: Events that Charge Extra for Pi...
      • NOVEL PITCHING I: Events for Crafting & Honing Pit...
      • NOVEL PITCH and FIRST 5 PAGES CONTEST
    • ►  January (3)
      • SECRETARY of the ARTS PETITION
      • GRANTS for WRITERS
      • Q & A with Four Young Literary Agents
  • ▼  2008 (6)
    • ▼  November (5)
      • ENCOURAGEMENT for QUERY WEARY
      • LOGLINE, QUERY LETTER & SYNOPSIS
      • SOFTWARE for WRITERS: ClichéCleaner
      • TIPS of the DAY & WORKSHOP REVIEWS
      • MOONRAT'S GUIDE TO GETTING PUBLISHED
    • ►  September (1)
      • WELCOME