Friday, November 27, 2009

Why you include pages with your query letter

You always include pages with your query letter (when you can) because telling someone about a bunch of college kids lip syncing to the Black Eyed Peas will never be quite as compelling as showing the work:



the making of the video is here.


Thanks to
Bill Cameron
who always finds the coolest stuff
at

13 comments:

  1. Anonymous11/27/09, 9:52 AM

    This is fabulous! Ha!

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  2. Zachary Grimm11/27/09, 10:04 AM

    Haha, that's really cool, Janet! Thanks for helping make me smile this morning!

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  3. Melanie Hooyenga11/27/09, 10:16 AM

    Thank you for posting the link. I LOVE videos like this!!

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  4. Joylene Nowell Butler11/27/09, 11:58 AM

    Thanks for reinforcing this, Janet. All this talk about queries has me thinking about querying for an agent again, now that I have a book out and another being published by Theytus in 2011.

    Another part of me is wondering why bother; I had 3 that used up 4 years of my life by ignoring me. But maybe an agent would be a good thing now that I'm established? Can't hurt to try, eh?

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  5. Sandra Cormier11/27/09, 12:03 PM

    Gotta hand it to those Canadians, eh? Especially the French ones!

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  6. Anonymous11/27/09, 12:59 PM

    Just more proof that we Canadians rock :D

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  7. Joylene Nowell Butler11/27/09, 2:15 PM

    This was awesome. Yay Canucks!

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  8. Anne-Marie11/27/09, 5:15 PM

    Nous rockons! (Yay, Canada, we rock!)

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  9. Pamela DuMond, D.C.11/27/09, 5:43 PM

    That was awesome! I'm sending it to my friend who's going to be directing a series of webisodes very soon. Thanks!

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  10. Caroline11/28/09, 9:06 AM

    Great video. Totally captures the feeling of the song. Plus, I love how they involved so many different students in it.

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  11. Bill Cameron11/28/09, 9:57 AM

    While I'm sure admitting this challenges my angsty noir cred, when I see videos like this I get all bubbly and happy.

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  12. Janet Reid11/28/09, 10:21 AM

    Bill, I've read your novels. Your angsty noir cred is pretty safe. After all Mrs. Cameron and I both want to beat you to a pulp for what you did in DAY ONE.

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  13. Dana Elmendorf11/28/09, 11:11 AM

    That is amazing. You find the coolest stuff Janet.

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