Your hook is your selling point. It has to be perfect. But getting good feedback can often be difficult or expensive. That's why I'm organizing the Query Swap Twitter party, an all-day event for people seeking critique partners to participate in feedback exchanges on query letters or back cover blurbs. The query swap Twitter party is designed to help writers connect with other writers. And since this is an exchange, both parties will benefit. OMG a new contest?
No, it's not a contest. Just an opportunity for writers to help each other.
Who are the mentors? Can I read their bio's?
No mentors. The party is for writers in the querying process who are willing to exchange feedback on queries.
What about agents? Will agents be following?
This isn't a contest. There won't be agents or mentors. This is a chance for writers to connect and help each other.
How do I win?
*facepalm
All you need to do to participate is:
- Tweet a brief pitch about your MS with the tag #QuerySwap include genre and age category hashtags. (They might look familiar; they are the same as #Pitmad) No need to tweet multiple times since you can search the feed and look for a match too.
- Watch the feed and find someone with an MS in a similar genre, category, and tone
- Ask him/her to swap
- Exchange queries
- Give constructive feedback to your new Critique Partner.
Can I just recycle my #pitmad pitch?
Maybe, but it might need tweaking. In this swap, genre, category, and overall MS tone will be more important than plot in finding a good match. Someone with a snarky sensibility might be less suited to selling your Anne of Green Gables retelling, so make sure you look for a person who writes in a similar style. example pitch: #LGBT historic retelling of Frog Prince set in Polynesia also dragons #YA #F #R #QuerySwap or Dark portal fantasy with family drama and talking cats #MG #F #DIS #QuerySwap Obviously, these won't work for #pitmad, but they convey the necessary information for this event.Want to help Query Swap Succeed? Sign up for the promotional Blog Tour
Hashtags … (These are the same as #pitmad)
Age Categories: #PB = Picture Book #C = Children’s #CB = Chapter Book #CL = Children’s Lit #MG = Middle Grade #YA = Young Adult #NA = New Adult #A = Adult Genres/Sub-genres: #AA = African American #AD = Adventure #CF = Christian Fiction #CON = Contemporary #CR = Contemporary Romance #DIS = Disabilities #DV = Diversity #E = Erotica #ER = Erotic Romance #ES = Erotica Suspense #F = Fantasy #H = Horror #HA = Humor #HF = Historical Fiction #HR = Historical Romance #INSP = Inspirational #IRMC = Interracial/Multicultural #MR = Magical Realism #M = Mystery #Mem = Memoir #LGBT #LF = Literary Fiction #NF = Non-fiction #R = Romance #P = Paranormal #PR = Paranormal Romance #RS = Romantic Suspense #S = Suspense #SF = SciFi #SPF = Speculative Fiction #T = Thriller #UF = Urban Fantasy #W = Westerns #WF = Woman’s Fiction Some tips:- Don't flood the feed with pitches for the same book. Pitching multiple books is ok
- Pitch only books you are querying
- Don't just wait for someone to ask you first. Be proactive.
- Use the hashtags to simplify your search.
- Be polite.
- Remember this is a swap. Both parties must give feedback
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