Querying: Choose Your Family!

Originally posted on C.H. Armstrong Books & Blog:

So yesterday I wrote about agents and editors.  If you missed my post, here’s a link:  Rambling Thoughts – My Querying Experience with Agents and Editors.  Today I want to talk about the writing community as a whole, specifically other writers and published authors.

As a voracious reader — and someone who isn’t the least bit shy — I’ve been blessed to “meet” several well known and successful authors.  It’s not unlike me to read something beautiful by an author and then have a strong “need” to let them know.  So I’ll occasionally zip off an e-mail letting them know how I was touched in whatever way by their writing.  I’ve been surprised to find that many of these wonderful people — regardless of how successful they’ve become — are truly kind people and often respond.  I never expect a response; the e-mail is usually just to satisfy…

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