Author | Joseph L. Selby

Query’d

So I posted a three drafts of the query for JEHOVAH’S HITLIST (twice as primary posts and once as a response). I got some ingenious feedback from Elizabeth Poole following my third draft that took in it a whole new but slightly different direction. I am withholding the final draft until querying has passed and/or my brand spanking new agent says it’s cool to post it.

Today I sent out the first query for this manuscript. Hello anxiety, my old friend. I haven’t seen you for awhile. Welcome back.

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5 responses to “Query’d”

  1. Nate Wilson

    Congrats on hitting upon a solid query (with the help of Elizabeth, of course), and best of luck with the querying! May your anxiety be dash'd (and you agent'd) in short order.

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  2. Elizabeth Poole

    Yes, may the agent request a full and offer of representation come on swift wings.

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  3. lurkerwithout

    The only thing I haven't liked about this one is that the Monrovian's speak "African". I mean Jay speaks English not "American". Just bugs me…

    Enjoyed it otherwise, though it does remind me a little of Andrew Vachss post-apocalyptic short fiction for some reason…

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  4. Joseph L. Selby

    Thank you Nate, Liz!

    @Lurker, do you not like Standard International African in general or that I truncated it down to just African? (There was a world building reason for SIA that never made it into the actual book.) In general it's a play on our own language, which is officially Standard American English (versus Queen's English).

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  5. Joseph L. Selby

    30 hours is not a record for rejection, but it certainly rates in my top five.

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