tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post8136575561938552723..comments2024-03-26T01:28:27.414-04:00Comments on It's In The Details: Spring Query Extravaganza 2016 -- 2Michelle 4 Laughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06876457259362839114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-241039488360346742016-05-04T15:56:39.603-04:002016-05-04T15:56:39.603-04:00It will be a very timely book. I look forward to r...It will be a very timely book. I look forward to reading it. <br />Try Absolute Write Water Cooler or Ladies who Critique for a CP or a beta reader. These are the ones I used. If you google critique partner or beta reader you should be able to find lots more sites. Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783297481372689732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-84530015844061744212016-04-13T08:06:23.911-04:002016-04-13T08:06:23.911-04:00Thanks, Laura! I'm glad you weighed in. It'...Thanks, Laura! I'm glad you weighed in. It's good to have a WF author's advice on a WF query! I wasn't sure about the word count. Michelle 4 Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876457259362839114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-37678940588713661392016-04-13T08:01:40.112-04:002016-04-13T08:01:40.112-04:00Wow! This sounds really interesting, and I agree t...Wow! This sounds really interesting, and I agree that a lot of agents will want to read it. Cleaning up the query and clarifying the way Michelle suggested should really help it stand out.<br /><br />The only thing I could add is - that word count is high. Before you send it out, read through (or have a CP/beta reader do it) and make sure that EVERY WORD is absolutely necessary. If those first five pages have a lot of filtering or adverbs, with a word count over 100k, it may be more difficult to get requests.Laurahttp://www.lauraheffernan.comnoreply@blogger.com