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I broke the rules...unapologetically so. I rhymed, alliterated, lyricized, used big words, topped it off with an adult narrative. And yes...

Hello: I have written a manuscript “Baked Lunch” and I'm soliciting agents and publishers. Brief Synopsis: I have written an update ...

Dear Query Shark, MOB TREASURE is the story of Joseph, a recent New Jersey college grad, who discovers his recently deceased grandfather w...

Question: My ex killed herself in 2017. Writing this novel was my way of grieving. Now, I guess it’s my tribute to her. That’s why the i...

QUESTION: I hired two editors to help revise this query. So far, I've only received personal or form rejections from agents. I've re...

Questions: 1) I know Shark Rules state housekeeping goes at the end. And I know my first paragraph goes completely against that. But it se...

Revision # 1 Dear Query Shark, Prophecies, Princess Willow Starmill has decided, are the worst. Especially the one that says she must marry ...

Questions: 1. My suspense novel is roughly 140k. Is that instant death? Should I not include the word count in the query unless required? ...

Question: I have yet to receive anything other than a form rejection from an agent with this query. To me it feels 'ok' but on lif...

Questions: 1.) Money is tight for me, so I can't buy new books and my library can be slow to get requests in. A CP suggested reading...

Dear Query Shark, When an asteroid hits Earth, Lauren Sand considers herself lucky to stumble upon a Cold War bomb shelter down a min...

Questions: The first person viewpoint character of my novel is blind but the story is not about her blindness. It’s just something she hap...

First revision Dear QueryShark: Things 16-year-old Joshua Taylor didn’t see coming: A mom who doesn’t know him. A clone in the kitchen...

Dear QueryShark: Rosie didn’t mean to summon a muse, but now Muses Incorporated’s best and brightest is at her service. Every time...

Questions: * one of the people commenting on my pitch on your site mentioned that he thought it was speculative fiction...