Fiction

My latest query, happily course-corrected

"Holly, it's not a standalone," he said, smiling kindly, when I explained how book 1 ended. But then he said I simply query it "as book one of a trilogy." He later added that I am to say that books 2 and 3 are outlined. My mouth dropped open. "You can do that?" I felt stupid. Because I am stupid. He assured me it was done all the time, even with debut authors. Read more →

The Trouble with Trilogies (and series) and, because of this, yet one more query revision

Here is another tale about how I was wrong, so you don’t have to be. Lucky for you, I am often wrong, so I’ve got a lot of these tales. Booster is exhausted by all of this. Once upon a time, I felt smart and dutiful by mostly completing a... Read more →

Query for book 1 (yet another revision)

I keep revising my query. It's needed. For the three of you out there who are glued to every twist and turn of my query revision drama, you will already know I've posted one version, and then another. More advice from one of Manuscript Academy's experienced agents informs me what... Read more →