You might want to stop over at Matt's place at The Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment. He's posting my query today and will critique it tomorrow.
I can't begin to tell you how nervous this makes me.
When my daughter was in 6th grade she'd just moved to a new school and decided to run for class president. She told me if she didn't run, there's be no chance she could win. And she wanted the chance.
There's nothing like having an 11-year-old teach you a life lesson.
She won, by the way. I expect this to be a winning experience from what I learn. There really is benefit in finding out what you're not doing right or could do better.
Matt does such a good job - excited to hear what he says :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for taking that step. I'll pop over and take a look (though I notice it didn't show up on my feeder-reader, so maybe it's not up yet). Susan is right. From my reading over at Matt's, he's really good, and the additional commenters are usually good, too.
ReplyDeleteYour daughter has guts. It's hard enough running when everyone in the school knows who you are. I suppose it was a good way to meet people.
So true, never know until you try and always good to learn some new tips.
ReplyDeleteGood for your daughter! And don't be worried. Matthew does a great job with query letters.
ReplyDeleteKudos to you, Donna. I clicked over and it looks like you've got a great story going on. I'm sure you'll be following in your daughter's footsteps with a winning situation :)
ReplyDeleteFight the fear! I'm off to check it out.
ReplyDeleteYou will do great, no matter what. Good job getting it critiqued!
ReplyDeleteExactly. Just like that Wayne Gretzky quote.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an awesome daughter. Those life lessons can come from anywhere. Can't wait to hop over to see your query. What a cool thing he has going on over there.
ReplyDeleteSounds like your daughter is a smart little gal. I'll cross my fingers for you!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how wise children can be:) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteAmazing the things we can learn from our kids.
ReplyDeleteI still think it's so great you're getting your query critiqued. And so hard to do--you are awesome!
That is very inspirational! Kids are amazing :)
ReplyDeleteI read your new query; it has changed quite a bit from when I last saw it. I hope you get the feedback you want. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteHi Donna, new follower from Matt's blog. The query was interesting, can't wait to read the comments!
ReplyDeleteDonna, you're so brave! Here's to hoping you receive wonderful feedback tomorrow. :)
ReplyDeleteKids are the best. It's amazing how much they teach us and they don't even mean to. :) Hopping over to see your query! :)
ReplyDeleteYou always comeback with innovative new tips.
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