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*The Query Letter*
 • Kate Broad
How does querying actually work?
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What agents ask for, incl. sample pages and prologues
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From the Archives: The Synopsis
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Editing: How and When to Cut
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Where to begin a novel?
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Make Writing Fun Again
"How can I get my joy back doing this thing that I know I love?"
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Kate Broad
From the Archive: Sentences, Paragraphs, Chapters
"How long should a chapter be? And how do you know when to start a new one?"
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Kate Broad
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All About ARCs!
welcome to the world of pre-publishing
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Kate Broad
"Is this a dated practice?"
Are comps + personalization still necessary?
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Kate Broad
Finding your "why"
"I’m completely alone in this pursuit and I don’t even know why I bother."
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Kate Broad
How long does it take to write a book?
FOREVER! (no but really...)
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Kate Broad
questions on blurbs, comps, and queries
what details to include in a blurb?
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Kate Broad
Elements of a successful query letter
+ analyzing a blurb line by line
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Kate Broad
What is “Fit”?
WTF???
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Kate Broad
Ask An Author
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