My good writer friend, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, has her debut book out in stores NOW.
Eighth Grade Superzero is a middle-grade novel that I’m going to get my hands on as soon as I can get to a bookstore this week.
Her editor, Cheryl Klein has an excellent post, How to Write a Great Query Letter: An Example That Worked. You should definitely go over and check it out. She annotates Gbemi’s letter, which is a great opportunity to learn what editors are looking for in a query.
“If you can divine from an editor’s books, blog posts, talks at conferences, or other material what his or her tastes are, then this might hint at ways to tailor your description of your novel to fit those tastes.”
Cheryl Klein will also be speaking at this year’s annual Springmingle 2010, presented by SCBWI’s Southern Breeze chapter. Registration is now open. You can check out the Southern Breeze website for information on registration and formal critiques. The keynote speaker is award-winning author Jane Yolen.
I’ll be attending this conference which is being held Friday, February 26 to Sunday, February 28. I’ll be sure to share my experiences. I may even tweet from the conference.
