Appreciation Networking for Writers

Author Sophfronia Scott offers writers her best tips for networking at conferences and workshops.

How to Write a Great Query Letter

Author Sophfronia Scott offers up her best tips on how to write a rock solid query letter for your book.

Building a Rock Solid Query Letter

By Sophfronia Scott, “The Book Sistah” Recently I reviewed a client’s query letter. It was a hard working query letter, detailing the marketing prospects for the book, her own glowing credentials and the contacts she possessed that would help her publicize the book. But she left out one teeny weeny thing: she didn’t say what [...]

How to Choose the Best Agent For You

By Sophfronia Scott, “The Book Sistah” Recently I’ve had a few writers seek me out for consultation because they were dealing with the fortunate mishap of having more than one agent interested in their work. That may sound fantastic if you haven’t been able to get anything other than single sheet rejections in your mailbox, [...]

3 Low Cost Ways to Meet Agents & Editors

These days it’s common knowledge that it’s hard to meet an agent or an editor through an unsolicited mailing. They are more likely to pay attention to a submission coming from someone they have met in person. To that end, writers flock to conferences so they can get some face time with real live agents [...]

All You Need to Know About Agents–For Now

The agent issue is such an emotional one for writers. Having one is a huge validation. I was fortunate to sign with an agent while still writing my first novel and it was wonderful being able to work and know that someone was waiting for what I was writing. But the eagerness to have that [...]