Dear Past Me – Melissa Caruso

Dear Newbie Querier Me, Part Two: Forget Personalization

(This is another thing I wish I could go back in time and tell myself at the beginning of my querying career.) Dear Newbie Querier Me, I know you keep reading that you need to personalize each query to the specific agent you’re querying. I know you see agent interview after agent interview where theyContinue reading “Dear Newbie Querier Me, Part Two: Forget Personalization”

Dear Newbie Querier Me: Part One – Do It In the Right Order

While I was querying the book that landed me my awesome agent, there were several moments when I wished I could go back in time and give Past Me querying tips. I don’t possess the power of time travel (which is just as well, really, as I’d age myself out of existence in short orderContinue reading “Dear Newbie Querier Me: Part One – Do It In the Right Order”