tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120156474819730267.post7372838769440716788..comments2023-05-05T07:16:17.899-05:00Comments on Ronald L Smith: How do you query?Ronald L. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649046677631873728noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120156474819730267.post-18080357261871684972010-05-20T07:28:35.963-05:002010-05-20T07:28:35.963-05:00Rebecca, I understand where you're coming from...Rebecca, I understand where you're coming from.<br /><br />Kate, I'll check out your submission on Snark. Good luck!Ronald L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649046677631873728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120156474819730267.post-51857117575812636012010-05-19T18:10:10.460-05:002010-05-19T18:10:10.460-05:00Hi, Ron! So happy you're digging your new YA ...Hi, Ron! So happy you're digging your new YA - it feels good to get excited by the writing, doesn't it?<br /><br />When I started blogging I didn't share anything online. But, after querying A LOT, getting really close and then nothing, well, I turned to the online writing community for feedback. I enter everything I can and have gotten incredibly insightful feedback. Now, I only enter reputable contests and such: Miss Snark's First Victim, Query Shark, Evil Editor, #YALitChat, agent contests, etc...<br /><br />It's absolutely terrifying on every level, BUT, its when you hear feedback from complete strangers, that owe you nothing, that you hear the hard stuff (the stuff that pushes you to become better at the craft, to look hard at your writing...the stuff that hurts like hell).<br /><br />Speaking of putting stuff out there, I'm entry #48 in Miss Snark's Secret Agent contest...right now. Go on, throw your two cents my way : )K. M. Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167022736028223997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120156474819730267.post-67765099518883674132010-05-19T17:09:21.433-05:002010-05-19T17:09:21.433-05:00I am paranoid, so I don't usually even go into...I am paranoid, so I don't usually even go into much detail about what my story is ABOUT, much less share it on a website! I have shared tiny excerpts on my blog before, but that is rare. <br /><br />I've never queried a book that wasn't finished, though I have been tempted to. Resist!Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.com