Joshua and the Query Manager
I decided to change my process for getting queries as I prepared for heading from 2022 into 2023. And here's an updated/revised version of my earlier blog post about querying. THE GUIDELINES: 1. If you don’t follow the guidelines, your query will be deleted, unread and without a response. 2. I'm now using Query Manager, a system that's generally been proven helpful to both agents and authors, and all queries should be submitted via https://querymanager.com/JoshuaBilmes. 3. Once upon a time, I asked only for the query letter, but it's been a long time since queries were sent in #10 business envelopes with an SASE. At this point, I'm not longer accepting paper queries, and I'm asking you to send ten sample pages with your Query Manager query. This will help speed things along, since I can more easily give a "yes" or "no" on borderline queries where the pages themselves are serving as tie-breaker, and I'm less likely to ask for a full m