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"Excellent
techniques..."
"...fantastically informative workshop."
CRAFTING
IRRESISTIBLE
QUERY LETTERS
THAT RESULT IN
PUBLICATION
This presentation is also available as a paperback or an e-book here.
Whether you work on magazine articles, non-fiction, or novels, you must be able to write query letters that captivate editors/agents and result in an invitation to submit more of your work.
How to Craft Irresistible Query Letters that Result in Publication teaches participants to find the "marketing slant" for their work-in-progress and how to write a compelling hook that draws editors to read further. Using an animated PowerPoint presentation, examples, resources, and a unique questionnaire, students identify the essential components and style for each type of letter and start to develop key paragraphs of their own query. The workshop also covers how to add value for magazine editors, query packages, and how to do follow-ups. The full day session has the group providing constructive criticism of participants' drafts and discusses the art of the oral query, always a possibility...!
(For Julie's article on queries, click here; for her bio, click here.)
Writers like these find the presentation enables them to write concise, powerful,
and effective query letters for any genre and increase their acceptance rates.
Here are some of their comments:
"I learned a lot of new information despite past experience in the field."
"Julie has done a wonderful job with this course."
Students of Vancouver Community College, March 2009"Julie's instructions, information, and knowledge was fantastic. Very well-spoken and clear...."
"I LOVED your course!"
"...every minute I was learning...."
Students of Vancouver Community College, October 2009"Julie was great. This course was an excellent examination of this very detailed and specific process."
"Thank you - wonderful instructor and important course."
Students of Vancouver Community College, February 2009"Julie's presentation on Saturday was Crafting Irresistible Query Letters. It was done PowerPoint style and, unlike many, wasn't boring. She interacted with the audience, and had booklets and handouts giving us many valuable tips.
We'd recommend Julie as a presenter because, not only is she very knowledgeable and well prepared, but she is personable and easy for organizers to work with."
Barb Rees, President and organizer, Powell River Festival of Writers, April 2008 "Answered all the questions creative writing...professors can't!!"
"[Leery of Queries?] impressed me with the amount of great info..."
"Liked your handouts...." "...a tremendous amount of useful information...."
"Professional but friendly, delightful presence. Flexibility in answering questions and gearing [it] to the fiction majority...."
"Incredibly helpful! More so than...anything I learned in my university writing program."
Connections, Pacific Northwest Writers' Association, WA, USA, June 2007"I wish to thank you for your great advice via your book, Crafting Irresistible Query Letters. I sent out query letters to 11 publishers and so far have received 5 responses...."
Allan Forest, September 2005I wanted to thank you for the class on Saturday [October 30/04). Thanks for sharing all your expertise in such a wonderful, encouraging way. I learned so much and it's all been very helpful. I had a big breakthrough today and I'm so excited about my kids' book. My plan is to have it ready to go and query letters in the mail by January [2005].
Students at VCC, October 2004
"Well worth [the fee]"
"Incredible!"
"Delightful discussions" "Learned so much"
"Informative, well-paced, funny - I need more!"
"Very inspiring and informative...easy to follow format."
"Wonderful; -- an informative overview."
"Nice but strict!"
"A practical, useful eye-opener."
"A strong and positive reminder of the importance of query letters."
"A professional presentation filled with humour and fact-filled examples."
Leery of Queries? An Introduction to Query Letter Writing for members of the North Shore Writers' Association, Sep 2004
"…impressed with the expertise and knowledge of the presenter."
"[loved] the step by step instructions and the dos and don'ts."
Students of Surrey's Creative Writing Diploma program, Nov 2003"...fantastically informative workshop. The instructor was very professional and articulate."
"Good learning experience; attentive and caring speaker."
"I liked the sequential approach."
"...really impressed with the instructor. She was extremely knowledgeable, interesting, and had a wonderful PowerPoint presentation."
"Very charismatic, helpful." Surrey Mini-conference for Writers, March 2003"Highly detailed, well targeted sales methods. Excellent techniques."
Good handouts and offered connection for support after course via e-mail."
"Very valuable stuff! I would pay double for a longer program!"
Students of Creative Writing Diploma program, March 2002
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If you need a mentor who has proven experience in writing successful query letters, Beacon Literary Services can coach you on a one-to-one basis in the development of effective, enticing, and exciting letters that will capture the attention of any editor. BLS does not write the material for you--instead we guarantee that you will learn to write the letters yourself.
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