@JaniliseLloyd Selling a gorgeous pair of books? Fantastic.
Signing the major contract on your birthday??!! PRICELESS.
Forever glad to have been party to this amazing journey! ♥️
🔔 Congratulations to my amazing client @JaniliseLloyd on her 2-book deal with Feiwel + Friends 🎉 So over the moon for this wonderful author! 🔔
Congratulations, Janilise ♥️
Can’t wait for the world to read these books!🪄💕📖
Cannot emphasize enough: what I’m looking for in queries are *stakes*.
Why is this happening?
What if it goes off the rails?
Why care?
What’s at risk?
Everyone’s queries have themes. Themes alone don’t sell agents, editors, publishers, or the reading public. 1/2
@Rynpwrites Hey Ryn!
Idk honestly, but you specifically are welcome to email me a query if I’m closed. Sound good? Thanks for saying hi! Have a great weekend and a sweet holiday 🥰
📣 Deal Announcement Time! 📣 Ecstatic for my brilliant client @GabrielleSaraP whose next fantastic YA romance arrives from @penguinrandom soon! Happy to finally let this cat out of the bag 😉
Feeling so lucky to have read this gem. Can’t wait for you to read, too!
Congrats, G!
@author_clentz I’m gonna be honest, I don’t really care where you put plot details as long as I can tell you put together a complete story with a beginning, middle, and ending + change + stakes which is satisfying to genre reader expectations. I want to know you can land the plane. Period.
@RandyZabel When I’m reading a query, I’m looking to understand what the main character stands to lose and why and how they’re compelled to move the plot forward. I’m not sure how those stakes shift. But it’s something to make sure the author can identify, amplify, and answer with action.