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Questions: 1.) I know you said that mentioning my self- publishing published novels (despite the tens of books I sold) is a no-go, but ho...

Question: I wrote LOST IN LA as a retelling of Pretty Woman with “modern” social issues, but I don’t know whether to focus on the charact...

I have so many questions, but I’ll whittle them down to two. First, do you think I’m correct in describing this as literary fiction? Secon...

Question: I do not have much as far as credentials are concerned other than personal experience driving my story but I do have a larg...

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...