Join professional writer and editor Angela M Cowan in demystifying the query process!
Traditional publishing makes prospective authors jump through a lot of hoops for even the chance of an editor looking at your story, and the process can often be confusing and discouraging. We’ll break down the vital elements to constructing a query letter, synopsis, elevator pitch and more, using real-life successful examples from authors who have all signed with literary agents within the last two years, as well on touching on effective places to find reputable agents, tips on finding comparable titles, and green and red flags to look out for before submitting your book.
Angela M Cowan is a BCYCNA-winning journalist with more than 130 feature bylines, and her fiction has been published in Idle Ink and on The CryptoNaturalist podcast. As an editor, she works with novella and novel manuscripts in most genres, but specializes in speculative fiction and romance, and she is also on the editorial team for the UK-based Clarion Poetry magazine. She is represented by Brent Taylor at Triada US. Find her at www.angelamcowan.com.
