What were you thinking when you sent me a query letter with:
1. A purple italic font on a yellow background in an email?
2. a non-fiction book proposal that fails to mention why you are the best person (or even qualified) to write the book?
3. You send me a query letter with three words spelled wrong in the first paragraph-words that spell czech would pick up? (clue-Terf is not what football players stomp around on)
4. Emailed to ask me if you are on the right track with your novel.
I know what I was thinking when I responded: "not right for my list"
6 comments:
Wow, thanks for taking the time to ask! That's darn nice of you.
I was thinking:
1. I feel awful the you're assaulted by stark and soulless black on white day in and day out. Color is a very personal thing. I will reply directly with a soothing rose font on taupe. It's very gentle.
I can just increase the font size to emphasize that my query is special. The italics were purely a stylistic choice.
2. Sorry, I don't understand this one.
3. No, no- there are no Czech's in my book. It's the one about the terf wars in Monntock, Long Island. I think the new font will clarify that.
4. Yes, I was wondering about your response to that. Thank you for reminding me.
I look forward to your next reply!
Bill E. Goat wants me to ask if it was the purple font or the yellow background you hated. He's too depressed to ask you himself.
I love posts like this which make me feel competent.
In addition, do you even cover non-fiction? I'm hoping that perhaps it was True Crime or something similar and thus at least had some sort of relevance...
It wasn't me. I don't care what anyone sayz.
Does this mean you didn't like Beefy's resimay?
All the jokes are taken.
I gotta get here sooner.
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