Query Letters
Social Media
Finding an Agent
Literature
Surprise me
100
3 to 5 paragraphs
What is the recommended length of a query letter?
100
140 characters
What is Twitter?
100
Publishers Marketplace
What is an online site for researching agents?
100
Book author & filmmaker with a bestselling title about a "bird" - with some odd kids
Who is Ransom Riggs?
100
Hamline University, MCAD, University of Minnesota, and the Denver Publishing Institute
What are colleges that focus on writing and publishing?
200
The author's writing experience.
What is the author's bio?
200
Photo Sharing with a Twist (and some fun effects), requires a smart phone
What is Instagram?
200
Writer's Market and Jeff Herman's Guide to Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents
What are books for researching agents?
200
Intended for readers aged 14-17 yrs old
What is Young Adult?
200
Doesn't take writing credit, confidentiality is key. (No haunting required)
What is a ghostwriter?
300
The opening sentence of a query letter. (Should be interesting)
What is the LOGLINE?
300
Boards with Pins & a "haunted hand" this week
What is Pinterest?
300
4-6 weeks
What is average time to wait for an agent's response?
300
Synopsis, Author Bio, Market, Competition, Promotion and Chapter Summaries
What are the elements of a book proposal?
300
This job requires that a person uses Twitter, Facebook, and more to promote new books (for a publisher)
What is a Social Marketing Manager?
400
"To Whom It May Concern," exclusive submissions and single-spacing
What are things to avoid with queries?
400
Hollywood meets writers - with a video camera
What are book trailers?
400
Confirming one has a reading audience and that the book will appeal to many readers
What is Commercial Viability?
400
Get Known Before the ___________________
What is "Book Deal" by Christina Katz?
400
Author published as a teenager, 33 million books sold-to-date
Who is Christopher Paolini?
500
Luminary Writer's Database, StoryTracker, and Sonar3
What are programs for tracking submissions?
500
Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves
What is Tumblr?
500
Ignoring submission guidelines, grammar & spelling mistakes, and no social media presence
What are common problems while finding an agent?
500
Vampires who sparkle, Orphans who become wizards, etc...
Ideas that don't need to imitated (you can write your own stories!)
500
Merlyn's Pen, Figment, Teen Ink, & Teen Lit
What are online writing groups for teen writers?
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