Last night, I had a great chat online with some people from AgentQuery Connect. When I entered, I knew I would learn things from these people since they were talking about the best season to query agents. I never thought about when the best time to query an agent is. What I learned from that conversation: winter is a big no-no for querying.
I also got the chance to ask some questions that were on my mind such as: what is the significant difference between a query and synopsis? The answer? A query is agent bait (come here, fishy!), and a synopsis is a detailed description of your story.
I was quiet most of the time, just hanging out and reading along with the conversation. I still benefitted from hanging back and people-watching though.
And while I was people-watching, I noticed that there was a real sense of community among the authors. All of them were really excited that their friend, R.C. Lewis, got agented (I'm very excited for her too! Yay!) and they were all saying "hi" to people as they entered the chat room.
Was I overwhelmed? A little, but I felt very welcome.
That was my first chat on AQC! Hopefully during the summer I'll be able to get more involved on the site.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Now I'm on Twitter! Apparently it's a good website for writers since they can follow agents and such. I already had an account, but I found the site confusing so I left. Hopefully this time around, I'll be able to navigate the site better. Tomorrow I'll probably be doing some research on who to follow.
Good place to start for people on Twitter to follow:
ReplyDeletehttp://agentqueryconnect.com/index.php?/topic/265-agents-on-twitter/
Some is out of date. (For instance, Colleen Lindsay is no longer agenting but works for Penguin.) But in general, a pretty good start.
Aw, I missed you! Oh well, I'm sure I'll run into you soon. SO awesome that you're on AQC now, by the way! ^_^
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