I recently started querying my novel. After spending years to get to that point, it felt a little bit like spending years getting ready for a party and finally feeling ready to fling open a door. And so I flung….
When writing your query letter, always remember: 1) Tell the agent the ending, but don’t tell them how it ends. 2) Follow all the rules, but be original. 3) There are no rules, but still look formulaic.
Fail Faster, Succeed Quicker The first time I saw “Fail faster, succeed quicker,” I was at an MIT robotics convention. Don’t ask. The idea being each failure teaches one to design a better experiment–or novel. More failures means more learning…