• Query pitch with Deb Werksman of Sourcebooks Results

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    Jus Accardo
    Published: March 4th, 2011 08:45 PM
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    A big thank you to Deb, who took the time to comment on everyone's amazing queries! Be sure to check the original post to see her individual comments.

    Deb would like to see FULLS from the following:

    Michelle Miles
    Christine Fairchild
    Christine London
    Colleen Greene
    Christy Jankowski
    Michele Pennington
    Raine Miller

    Deb would also like the following people to contact her for further discussion:

    Sophie Pembroke
    Viviane Brentanos


    A huge congrats to the winners! Be sure to keep us posted.
    Categories:
    1. Craft
    2. Contests
    Comments 8 Comments
    1. Nancy Jackson's Avatar
      Super congrats everyone!!!
      Proud of you Christy!!
      Reply
    1. Stephanie StClair's Avatar
      Congrats everyone!
      Reply
    1. Robena Schaerff06's Avatar
      Congratulations, everyone.

      And a huge thank you to Deb Werksman. That was quite an undertaking. I had assumed only the winning entries would be critiqued. It was extremely helpful to read all of the responses.
      Reply
    1. Christy Jankowski's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Nancy Jackson View Post
      Super congrats everyone!!!
      Proud of you Christy!!
      I didn't check until now. I am surprised and psyched.

      Thank you.
      Reply
    1. Bronwen Evans Author's Avatar
      How fabulous for you all - well done. It's so exciting to get a request. Celebrate, you deserve it.

      Cheers
      Bron
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    1. Jus Accardo's Avatar
      Everyone's queries were amazing! Congrats to the requested Be sure to keep us posted.
      Reply
    1. DMac's Avatar
      Congratulations to everyone who got submission requests!
      And a standing ovation (really, I'm standing ) to Deb Werksman (sitting down now, b/c it's hard to type while standing) -- for putting in the extra time and consideration to reply to ALL the pitches! Amazing.

      I was not one of those brave souls who pitched, but I learned so much from their queries and Deb Werksman's responses.

      I noticed that one category requested was "suspense" and several queries were rejected b/c they were "mystery."

      Now I'm wondering, what are the differences/distinctions among suspense-mystery-thriller? So often they are lumped together in an overall category, and there's often overlap in a book description (suspense-thriller, or mystery-suspense).

      Yes, I get that in a mystery someone follows clues to track down a murderer, but isn't that often suspenseful? or thrilling?
      What makes a book a "mystery" and not "suspense?"

      I've got what I think of as a suspense-thriller WIP on the back -burner, and I'd like to know how to position it correctly when the time comes.

      Curious (and confused)

      Deb Mc.
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    1. Meg Mims's Avatar
      congrats!!!
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