querying
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In the cold light of Day
“Are things okay at home with your husband?” Hang on, what? As readers (especially of the horror variety), we can’t help but wonder “What inspired this piece of work?” My former publisher was no exception. So when I turned in The Day Dredes, the reactions were surprising because I didn’t see it as the horror… Read more
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Is it me? Querying into the void
I’ve been querying for over ten years now, and contrary to what the Social Media Algorithm wants you to believe, that’s not uncommon. I am not a unicorn, more like a narwal. So, for those of you querying at the moment, you’re likely hearing all sorts of querying factoids or statistics and assume you’re a… Read more
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So you wanna send some queries…
I’ve been at this for over a decade and the querying landscape has changed drastically. From Covid to the rise of QueryTracker, more writers than ever have been dipping their toes in the trenches. I’m not going to tell you how to write a query, there’s lots of resources out there from PubTips to legions… Read more
Shayna Grissom Writes 