Schools in Session
or
QueryCon 2013
The plan:
First week. Building a successful query. Day to day events are listed below.
Second week, 16 - 20. Submit queries for feedback. Any query, for completed manuscript or wip. Submissions start Sunday, Sept. 15. Send to:
unicornbellsubmissions(at)gmail(dot)com
Third week, 22 - 28. Queries for finished/polished manuscripts only.
Limited to twenty. Submission date and times to be announced.
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September 9 – 13. This week begins with information, advice,
and interviews.
Monday:
- Purpose of a Query and How to Write One
- Matt MacNish, Uber Blogger of Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment.
- Queries that Worked, West of Paradise
Tuesday:
- Researching Agents
- Researching Small/Midsized Publishers and Patience
- The Dreaded Synopsis by MD Waters
- Queries that Worked, Wilder Mage
Wednesday:
- Get to know our Judges
- The Man Who Needs No Hyperlink, Alex J. Cavanaugh
- After the Contract is Signed
- 7:00 pm, PST, Hangout with Charity on Google+ !!!
Thursday:
- Writing Middle Grade Novels with Alicia Rivioli
- Submissions are Your Friends
- Critique Sites
Friday:
- How To Format a Query
- Queries that Worked,
- 8:00pm EST Hangout with L. Blankenship on Google+ !!!
Note the Hangouts on Wednesday and Friday. If you’re not on Google +, become a member. It is the one of the best ways to promote and gain a platform. Connect and join us.
Huntress
4 comments:
Looks fabulous! I can't wait for the fun to begin :)
YAY! I'm so excited to learn all that I can cram into my brain this year! I have focus for my project in the works!! Teach me!!!!
Thanks to everyone who's helped to get QueryCon up and running!
And, *much* success to everyone who participates:)
Must go now.... query to polish :)
Yay!! I'm glad it's all begun :) Looking forward to participating.
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