tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post52972646802193751..comments2021-06-16T00:41:33.238-07:00Comments on Writer's Grove: The Meat of a Query LetterKevin Hearnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581468513894809317noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post-48884377549864856342010-04-27T20:55:40.449-07:002010-04-27T20:55:40.449-07:00Well, Ted, I don't think you have anything to ...Well, Ted, I don't think you have anything to worry about, because all epic fantasies are about saving the world somehow...readers (and editors) go in knowing that, I think—the sort of weaving and converging you mention is the good part! Try putting a query letter in the Query Letter Hell forum at AW and let them shred you until you get it right. It's worked for lots of people (see the success story sticky thread), and it could work for you too. :)Kevin Hearnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581468513894809317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post-87097044728770339952010-04-27T03:08:53.495-07:002010-04-27T03:08:53.495-07:00I found writing my book to be rather easy (editing...I found writing my book to be rather easy (editing it to perfection is another story), but I simply cannot manage a query letter that works. I have never even tried to query so far. One problem is that I have a very complex story, with many main characters (I emulated George R.R. Martin's 'A Game of Thrones'), so I would have to really misrepresent my story if I just focus on one of the characters in my query. <br /><br />Another is that my simplified plot is just your basic 'saving the world from a great evil' conflit. Yeah, cliche and boring, and no agent will take that. However, the real story is nothing like that - it's rich and alive, with many threads that converge in unusual ways. I just can't get that across in 300 words or less.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054133497508947418.post-62015510169093045152010-04-26T09:03:51.746-07:002010-04-26T09:03:51.746-07:00Agree that the Absolute Write Water Cooler is a gr...Agree that the Absolute Write Water Cooler is a great place to learn craft, industry news -- and just relax.<br /><br />I won't tell you how long it took me to absorb the fact the query is about the main character's conflicts and desires. (Still, don't like the queries I'm drafting.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.com