tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post6213356250433115448..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: What's the Point of Writing Queries?Adam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-16469875544691821612008-12-03T07:19:00.000+07:002008-12-03T07:19:00.000+07:00I've read his snowflake method. It's a good one. A...I've read his snowflake method. It's a good one. And I think I've said before on this blog that it's not a bad idea to try your hand at a query ahead of time.<BR/><BR/>I actually have the query for Air Pirates done and ready. I did it ahead of time for two reasons: (1) because if you get help in workshops or online, it can take a long time (1-2 months) to revise it to the point where it's good and (2) now that I have it, it helps me stay focused on what's important in the novel. The latter means that when I get stuck, or when I get near the end, I won't get confused about where the novel needs to go. It's helped me a lot already.<BR/><BR/>Though I admit, I had to be about halfway through the novel before I could write the query so that I knew enough about the specifics to make the query interesting. In any case, your mileage may vary.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-18599015058982256762008-12-03T04:07:00.000+07:002008-12-03T04:07:00.000+07:00I read this time and time again on agent blogs. It...I read this time and time again on agent blogs. It's part of the job. It comes with the territory. <BR/><BR/>Yada yada yada. <BR/><BR/>Great post.<BR/><BR/>I'm lucky I'm nowhere near ready to start the query process, but for some writers who start at the other end of things i.e. a one-sentence summary and expand it from there they can do worse than check out the 'snowflake method' on <A HREF="http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/art/snowflake.php" REL="nofollow">Randy Ingermanson's blog</A>.The Wannabe Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119765280927528708noreply@blogger.com