http://www.emmawaltonhamilton.com/marketing-mondays-7-cover-and-query-letters/ Raising the Next Generation of Readers and Writers Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:02:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.emmawaltonhamilton.com/marketing-mondays-7-cover-and-query-letters/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 Francesca Mon, 23 May 2011 20:30:57 +0000 http://www.emmawaltonhamilton.com/?p=968#comment-1054 Yes, that is very helpful. Thank you! Yes, that is very helpful. Thank you!

]]> http://www.emmawaltonhamilton.com/marketing-mondays-7-cover-and-query-letters/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 Emma Thu, 19 May 2011 12:41:29 +0000 http://www.emmawaltonhamilton.com/?p=968#comment-1045 Francesca, My view on this is that you do not need to have all the books in a series written before you query - but you should absolutely have the first one or preferably two written, as well as an outline of your ideas for subsequent books in the series. My experience with series books is that the direction they take is often influenced by the market, and of course by the success of the initial book - so although you should have some clear ideas about future books, you want to remain flexible as to where and how the series develops. I hope that's helpful. Francesca,
My view on this is that you do not need to have all the books in a series written before you query – but you should absolutely have the first one or preferably two written, as well as an outline of your ideas for subsequent books in the series. My experience with series books is that the direction they take is often influenced by the market, and of course by the success of the initial book – so although you should have some clear ideas about future books, you want to remain flexible as to where and how the series develops. I hope that’s helpful.

]]> http://www.emmawaltonhamilton.com/marketing-mondays-7-cover-and-query-letters/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Francesca Thu, 19 May 2011 02:25:23 +0000 http://www.emmawaltonhamilton.com/?p=968#comment-1044 You briefly mentioned what to do if you are querying the first book in a series, but I find a lot of conflicting information about this. Should I definitely mention it? And do I need to have all the books written before I query the first one? You briefly mentioned what to do if you are querying the first book in a series, but I find a lot of conflicting information about this. Should I definitely mention it? And do I need to have all the books written before I query the first one?

]]>