I am proud to announce that I have finally finished writing Project Emily. Yay! If you’ve been keeping up with my YouTube channel, you know that Emily took me two years to write, and the story idea for her is actually well over 10 years old.
I now understand why the best books, the classics even, took authors at least 2-5 years to write. If you don’t believe me, check out this video here:
Now that Emily is completed, I am in the query process. I’m still uncertain about documenting the whole thing for my viewers on YouTube, because filming and editing is another monster on top of writing and blogging, however I do have an updated video for you all. You may check that out below:
In terms of the query process, what is it? In simple terms, it’s writing a cover letter and sending a sample of your manuscript to literary agents you would like to work with. An agent helps you maneuver the big wide world of traditional publishing.
Here are the resources I am using for the query process. If you are in this stage, or close, I highly recommend you view them all and do your research ahead of time to save yourself a headache:
Kelly Hart tells you exactly how to format your completed manuscript, with an example, so that your manuscript is ready for agents to view upon request. Love this!
Author Allie Therin breaks down a query letter paragraph by paragraph so you know exactly what agents are looking for when they open up your cover letter. (I actually stumbled upon after a specific agent broke down what a query looks like, but this was still very helpful.)
Literary agent and author Eric Smith gives query examples from his own clients. The examples should help you write your own query.
Hope this helps. Be on the lookout for an update on Project Emily in the future. And good luck with your own writing!
Lysa ♥