Tuesday, April 29, 2008
April 29th 2008 archive
Ok, I’ve been tossing around an idea in the old noggin for the last few days but am not sure I have thought it all the way through.
I’m having fun (yes, honestly) challenging myself by getting queries in the mail, and wondered if other freelancers might be interested in coming along for the ride. I just read an article in a previous The Writer magazine (forget the issue) where, in the column on how I broke in, the girl interviewed mentioned that she had no fewer than (I believe) 18-20 queries in the mail at a time. Once one was rejected, she reworked it and sent it off to another potential publisher.
So now I’ve been thinking…what if…a small group of freelancers interested in a fun little challenge all came together to try and get 20 (or another arbitrary number) queries into the mail (or email) in a certain period of time? Maybe even have a little prize for the winner?
Personally, given my competitive nature (so they say…lol) I think it’d be fun.
What about you? If you’re a freelancer, would you be interested? Fiction writers…sorry about your luck, but this one wouldn’t really apply. I hate to think you have twenty queries in the pipeline for one story…!!
Think about it, zip me a note or post a comment and let’s see what we can come up with. Anything in the name of writing!
It's pretty simple, really. I'm a writer who loves writing about writing, and sharing all the tricks of the trade with other writers. And when I'm not writing, I'm thinking about writing. I have a hunch you know what I mean :)