Comments on: Beyond the First Draft—The Query Letter http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/ Sat, 26 May 2012 21:44:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Manic Monday: Writing This Query Letter Can Only Make Me Stronger | Stacy Green – Turning The Page http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-27585 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:50:27 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-27585 [...] query letters and what to do after you send them here. Finally, Kaye Dacus has a great post about the technical aspects of writing a query letter. After reading about 957 different blogs and articles on query letters, [...]

]]> By: Flannery’s Favorites–Day 3 « KayeDacus.com http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-24096 Thu, 12 May 2011 05:03:04 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-24096 [...] a few posts Kaye did about query letters and proposals—first on the right way to do it: Beyond the First Draft—The Query Letter Beyond the First Draft–Preparing the Perfect [...]

]]> By: Conference Prep & Question Time « KayeDacus.com http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-19087 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:06:17 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-19087 [...] the First Draft–The Dreaded Synopsis Beyond the First Draft—The Query Letter Beyond the First Draft–Preparing the Perfect Proposal Beyond the First Draft—The Pitch Sheet [...]

]]> By: Writing Series Spotlight: Beyond the First Draft and Manuscript 101 « KayeDacus.com http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-15733 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:30:29 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-15733 [...] Room Floor Beyond the First Draft–More on Cutting Beyond the First Draft–The Dreaded Synopsis Beyond the First Draft—The Query Letter Beyond the First Draft–Preparing the Perfect Proposal Beyond the First Draft—The Pitch Sheet [...]

]]> By: Krystal Logan http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-13279 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:20:21 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-13279 Hi Kaye! Thanks so much for all of your advice! I am a novice writer – as in I just finished my first manuscript, yea!

I saw where you wrote “get a friendly freelance copy editor (jumping up and down waving my hands in the air) to read it for any mistakes.” (to read queries.) How would I go about you reading my 1 page query? How does it work?

Thanks so much!

]]> By: What NOT to Write: The Query Letter « KayeDacus.com http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-11156 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:19:16 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-11156 [...] Beyond the First Draft—The Query Letter for more details on writing a proper query [...]

]]> By: Georgiana D http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-3648 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:57:36 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-3648 Why is it we don’t dread the query nearly as much as the synopsis? Great advice Kaye!

]]> By: Music City Bloggers » Blog Archive » A Crucial Step Toward Getting Yourself Published http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-3644 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:54:22 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-3644 [...] Kaye Dacus has excellent advice for writing a Query Letter. [...]

]]> By: Erica Vetsch http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-3639 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:13:42 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/22/beyond-the-first-draft%e2%80%94the-query-letter/#comment-3639 More excellent advice!

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