VV Editorial & Consulting has officially signed its 50th client and so many success stories and less fraught querying trenches have happened!!!
#WritingCommmunity
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Iβm still speechless when people call me βqueen of queriesβ or βthe next Janet Reid.β Feeling extra gratefulπ₯Ή
After working with over 20 writers, many of whom received fulls/partials/other incredible news since π₯Ήπ«π«, I am SO EXCITED AND GRATEFUL to officially launch VV Editorial & Consulting!!!
See more in the QT/comments section of this pinned post.
#writingcommunity
I canβt believe Iβm saying this butβ¦
Twenty four full requests laterβ¦
π«π«π«π«π«π«I AM IN MY VAGUE ERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈπ₯Ήπ₯Ήπππππ«π«β¨β¨β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
#WritingCommmunity
#writersoftwitter
#amvague
#amferal
After working with over 20 writers, many of whom received fulls/partials/other incredible news since π₯Ήπ«π«, I am SO EXCITED AND GRATEFUL to officially launch VV Editorial & Consulting!!!
See more in the QT/comments section of this pinned post.
#writingcommunity
I immigrated to the US with nothing in my pockets at 18. Everyone told me it was a mistake. This weekβ¦
Agented.
#RevPit
finalist.
Sworn before the US Supreme Court.
Donβt let ANYONE tell you your dreams canβt come true. I GOT YOU if you need a cheerleader
#WritingCommmunity
π₯Ή
I honestly believe Iβm still dreaming and Iβll cry when I ACTUALLY wake up but but butβ¦
THREE ADDITIONAL FULL REQUESTS OVERNIGHT. What is happening!!!!!! π« π« ππππππβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
#amquerying
#WritingCommmunity
#writersoftwitter
If youβre a writer and youβre in the
#amquerying
trenches, say hi and know weβre all in the same dreadful boat WE VOLUNTARILY chose. Because we are lovely masochists π€£β€οΈπ€ Hereβs to another day of obsessively checking our inbox.
#WritingCommmunity
#writersoftwitter
I GOT ANOTHER FULL REQUEST!!! ππβ€οΈβ€οΈ My first full through cold querying πππ Last week I was sick, working day and night at my job, swimming in βnot for meβ and embroiled in that agent fire. I PROMISE you if you keep going, it gets brighter sometimes
#WritingCommmunity
Woke up this morning to three rejections, one that was a full page of personalized feedback from a dream agent. Heart stung. Tears sprung. Walked away. Came back.
MY THIRD FULL REQUEST WAS SITTING IN THE INBOX!!!! This is the
#amquerying
π’ my friends β€οΈππ«
#WritingCommmunity
I am ECSTATIC to announce that I am now represented by
@jamesmfarner
with JABberwocky Agency
@awfulagent
. From the second we got on the call, me and THE PERFECT REPLACEMENT crew knew he was the dream champion to partner with. And those agency siblingsβ¦πβ€οΈ
#writingcommunity
I GOT A REQUEST IN MY INBOX TODAY FROM AN AGENT I SUBMITTED TO YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF A PITCH LIKE DURING
#LuckyPit
ππβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈπβ€οΈπβ€οΈπ―π―πβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ!!!!!!! I really
Needed this π₯Ήπ₯Ήπ₯Ή
#WritingCommmunity
#writersoftwitter
If youβre a writer, in the
#amdrafting
,
#amquerying
,
#amagented
, am feral πππ stage, say hi and letβs connect. Last time I did this, so many writers found new friends and it was the best Friday ever π₯Ήβ€οΈ
#WritingCommmunity
Gifs and positive vibes welcome.
The article is officially published!!!
SHOOT YOUR SHOTβ¦on how I got three offers of rep querying for 48 days with my first novel IS LINKED HERE!!!!
QUERY included
#writingcommunity
π₯Ή
#amquerying
#amrevising
communities β€οΈ
@Thriller_101
If youβre a writer and we havenβt connected, say hi. If you like how I make humor out of tragedy with Schitts Creek and The Office memes, say hi. If you want someone to tell you hell nah youβre not giving up until youβre at 400 queries, π€£π€£π€£I AM HERE.
#WritingCommmunity
Can yβall pls tell me why Bridgerton is so popular??? I canβt for the life of me get interested in it (I havenβt watched episodesβ¦just tiny snippets here and there/trailer etc).
48 days
36 queries
24 full requests
The story? I got a slew of nearly only rejections on my first batch. After a few tweaks only to my query and synopsis, I had a slew of only fulls and then I signed with an agent.
Letβs polish that query π₯Ήβ€οΈ You got thisπ€
#WritingCommunity
3K followers!!! Yβall know what that meansβ¦a query critique giveaway! I will be selecting a winner randomly on May 3 at 12 EST. See details below. And I promise more opportunities are forthcoming this summerπ₯Ήβ€οΈ
#writingcommunity
#GiveawayAlert
#writersoftwitter
1. Querying skills are not the same as writing skills. Being bad at querying does NOT equal being bad at writing.
2. Donβt feel bad AT ALL for not being an expert at something no one taught you how to do
#WritingCommmunity
THIS. Agented or notβ¦published or not. If you writeβyou are a writer, an AUTHOR, and I adore you for pursuing something so soul crushing and uplifting at the same time because few can or do β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
This is your reminder that if you put words on a page, you are a writer. You do not need some arbitrary number of pieces published or a daily word count to maintain that status. You are a writer, now and forever, and you're doing a wonderful job.
I am FLOORED by how many people said they donβt drink coffee/prefer tea. Before this post, I only knew three people that donβt drink coffee in this whole wide world π₯Ήβ€οΈ yay to new friends!!!!
Got my first rejection ever and it was the kindest I could ever get. So much actionable feedback for my first pages and feedback that my writing style, synopsis, and query are working π₯Ήβ€οΈ so grateful to have an agent take the time to do this.
#amquerying
#WritingCommmunity
My first querying stats are below for the first batch of queries Iβve sent:
25 queries sent
12 rejections (three personalized)
5 partial requests
2 full requests
Sending another batch of 25 over the next two weeks π«£β€οΈ
#amquerying
#WritingCommunity
THE TALENT DURING
#questpit
my god!!!!! These days are the best. The talent and friendship. Be still my heart π₯Ήβ€οΈβ€οΈ trying to support as much as I can in between work meetings. If I missed you PLS DM ME with your post.
#WritingCommmunity
If youβre new to the
#WritingCommmunity
and you saw the deleted but never forgotten agent dumpster fire yesterday, know most agents are lovely and love debut authors.
You got this.
The most important thing you can have as a writer isnβt an agent. It isnβt a book deal. It isnβt a bunch of positive reviews. It isnβt anything like that.
Itβs having resilience, rolling with the punches, and letting it make you stronger.
Will you?
#WritingCommmunity
#QuestPit
#T
GOSSIP GIRL X THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE X WHITE LOTUS
Clara Von Brandt has the perfect life in Connecticutβs affluent Gold Coast. But her darkest secret from her sorority days at Warren College is leaked, leaving her racing to save her lifeβ¦
#NewProfilePic
in the historic, idyllic, and gothic neighborhood that inspired my debut dark academia thriller. So excited to dive into edits super soon with the best agent I could ask for πβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈπ«π«π«
#writingcommunity
Do yβall ever think about how when we become famous authors in the future (I BELIEVE IN US), weβll be each otherβs ORIGINAL FRIENDS from when we were figuring this insanity out π₯Ήβ€οΈ
#WritingCommunity
#writersoftwitter
Are you a pantser or a plotter?
No way Iβm starting a novel without a full synopsis, save the cat outline, comps, aesthetics, blurb, moodboards, music, and more. π€£π€£π€£
#Writingcommunity
When I became active in January, I had ZERO FOLLOWERS.
I did a pitch that no one saw.
I stayed. I hustled. I believed. π
Thereβs no top secret to success.
Itβs consistency. Discipline. And confidence when no one else believes in you at first.
#Writingcommunity
THE IT GIRL X YOU X A TWISTED LOVE STORY
Victoria Miller would die to be Jessica Larsonβ¦on this cutthroat campus in DC, she might have to.
π«Dark academia
π€obsessive stalker perspective (Joe Goldberg meets Chuck Bass)
βοΈtrendy setting
#questpit
#AG
My SHOOT YOUR SHOT detailing how I got three offers of rep after querying my first novel for 48 days (QUERY INCLUDED) will be released this morning π₯°πππππ
Keep your eyes on this space
#writingcommunity
My βShoot your shot: How I got three offers of rep with my first novel in 48 daysβ article will be published by one of my favorite thriller platforms very soon πβ€οΈ
β€οΈ Should I include my query letter? πβ€οΈ
#Writingcommunity
How are people feeling about NaNoWriMo?
Iβm very conflicted. NaNo started my writer dreams (it made me write the shell of a draft that became the first novel I wrote and got me an agent).
But the horrendous unethical/predatory practices boggled my mind π³π₯Ί
#Writingcommunity
3K followers!!! Yβall know what that meansβ¦a query critique giveaway! I will be selecting a winner randomly on May 3 at 12 EST. See details below. And I promise more opportunities are forthcoming this summerπ₯Ήβ€οΈ
#writingcommunity
#GiveawayAlert
#writersoftwitter
TELL ME LIES X GOSSIP GIRL X THE SORORITY MURDER
Rush at your peril.
An expose on the toxic female friendships behind the closed doors of Greek Life. A toxic β€οΈ triangle.
In a place where acceptance is everythingβ¦some would kill to get it and keep it.
#questpit
#AG
When a writer acquaintance asks on Instagram how agents showed interest in your pitch and they block you after you tell themβ¦βΉοΈβΉοΈβΉοΈ the X community is much better π if we donβt have each otherβs back through good and bad in this industry, who will?
#WritingCommmunity
Good news truly comes when you least expect it. I canβt believe I get to be one of six writers to be on this spectacular writing retreat with my FAVORITE author and the one that inspired my writing!!!
@andibartz
SHE LOVES HOW I WRITE YAβLL!! πππβ€οΈβ€οΈ
#WritingCommunity
THIS. Youβre NOT competing with other writers. Youβre competing with industry craziness, trends, an agentβs time and attention, luck, timing, your self-doubt etc. Other writers are your teammates through success and pain!
#WritingCommmunity
Taylor Grothe - UPDATES ONLYβ¨Add HOLLOW on GR!β¨
WRITERS CONNECTING WITH WRITERS FRIDAY POST!
Today, itβs a little differentβ¦
Share one positive thing the
#writingcommunity
and
#writing
did to make your life better that doesnβt have to do with being published or agented β€οΈ
Bookmark as a reminder π₯ΉGIFS ENCOURAGED.
In 19 hours I am making a decision that makes my heart burst ππβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈπ«π«π β¨β¨βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
#WritingCommmunity
For veterans of
#amquerying
trenchesβ¦any advice you might have for a newbie whoβs entering that treacherous land for the first time in the next week or two? π₯Ήasking for a friend. Self care, treats, handling rejection, quotes, experiencesβ¦anything helps β€οΈ
#WritingCommmunity
If helpful to everyone, know that all my partials and fulls came from agents I did not think my manuscript matched their MSWL (down to the genre!), and I got rejections from ones with near perfect match. Query widely lovely writers β€οΈ
#writingcommunity
#amquerying
Just got a rejection from an agent I really admire. I also checked almost every box in her MG wishlist. I was so hopeful. Now my hope is flying away. Iβm trying to catch it but I donβt know if Iβll be fast enough.
#amquerying
#WritingCommunity
#rejection
#writerslift
The five agents that requested to see my materials in the last week officially have a slither of my soul sitting in their inbox now ππ€π₯Ήβ€οΈ Seeing their excitement over my dark academia thriller and characters made my year π
#amquerying
#WritingCommmunity
#writersoftwitter
During an office party, I asked everyone what they would do if money was no object. You shouldβve seen their faces, searching, at a loss for wordsβ¦π³
What would you do?
I would be spending every day writing thrillers, reading, and creating retreats for us
#WritingCommmunity
β€οΈ
Iβm a newbie at this Twitter/X stuff, but just want to say how thankful i am for the writing community β€οΈ learning from you all and seeing your successes, along with advice and strength in the trenches is inspiring! Iβll be right there with you in a couple of weeks!
#amquerying
Never in my life had I dreamed an agent would be sad or wish they hadnβt missed on my novel because I already signed with someone else. Feeling like the luckiest girl ever πβ€οΈ
#Writingcommunity
When you get another offer a month after the deadline and you accepted like what???? ππππππ
Thankfully, Iβm THRILLED with my choice.
#writingcommunity
24 requests
3 offers
One happy writer π₯Ήβ€οΈ
When the dream agent you submitted to this weekend that requested a day after also sends you the nicest confirmation that she received the manuscript (yβall know the anxiety of
Not knowing) ππβ€οΈβ€οΈ Talk about GREEN FLAGS for agents during querying πππ
#WritingCommmunity
The writing/publishing industry is like a lottery for writers right now, except the price isnβt money on a ticketβitβs our heart and soul on a platter in a bow of words we carved with our blood, sweat, and tears.
#writingcommunity
Thatβs partly why this community is GOLD π₯Ήβ€οΈ
WHEN YOUR AGENT LOVES THE EDITS YOU DID FOR YOUR BOOK BABY
DYING OF GRATITUDE AND JOY ππππβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈπ₯²
#WritingCommmunity
Do yβall remember life before querying? Before writing a synopsis? Before βnot the right fit for my listβ? Before obsessively checking your inbox?
Yup. Vaguely. π€£π€£π€£π«
#WritingCommunity
#writersoftwitter
#amquerying
An agent telling you they didnβt get sucked in by your story stings. But WE ALL do that. I canβt tell you how many times I picked up even a bestselling novel and after 5 pages saidβ¦NOPE. But one day, we will all find that perfect match if we donβt give up β€οΈ
#WritingCommmunity
Some comments from agents in the last weeks:
βPropulsive and captivating.β
βPulled me from beginning to end.β
βLike YOU meets I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.β
βDeliciously creepyβ
βDevoured the pagesβ
I canβt wait to share more with you guys πβ€οΈ
#WritingCommmunity
3.5K followers!!!! Yaβll know what time it isβ¦
TIME FOR A QUERY/SYNOPSIS GIVEAWAY!!!
This time, I am picking TWO WINNERS. One for a query critique, one for a synopsis critique. Letβs get those pesky things in shape. See rules below πβ€οΈβ€οΈ
#WritingCommmunity
RT/RP ππ
That is all. That is the tweet.
#Writingcommunity
You are normal. You are doing amazing. Crippling doubt is part of the writer life that chose us β€οΈ
#questpit
Decided to join because thereβs nothing better than the beautiful frenzy and support this
#writingcommunity
creates during these events.
Let me know if youβd like to support each other β€οΈπ₯Ή
Iβll be pitching my sorority psych thriller and maybe one more thing π
BUM BADA BUM BUMπ₯
we have a date!! the summer season of
#questpit
will take place all day, any time zone July 3rd!
rules will be listed below and at the π we have on our page! please also be aware of the new hashtags weβll be using to provide more clarity!
Iβve only been active on Twitter/X for two weeks now and I have to say that I am blown away by the amazing community of writers I met here. Yβall make my day everyday with your support, advice, strength, and beautiful works β€οΈ
#WritingCommmunity
#amquerying
#writersoftwitter
While I ADORE pitch days and I was dying to participate all day, I canβt participate in the pitch event today (will let you all know why tomorrow why π β¦) but Iβm SO
Happy to support during my breaks πππ if I donβt see yours pls DM me and Iβll repost
#WritingCommmunity
When you get another offer a month after the deadline and you accepted like what???? ππππππ
Thankfully, Iβm THRILLED with my choice.
#writingcommunity
24 requests
3 offers
One happy writer π₯Ήβ€οΈ
If you can see this post, let a girl know. Also, dropping a gif (The Office/Schitts Creek hint hint) wouldnβt hurt. πππβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ Iβll start. (This is me this week)
#WritingCommunity
Me seeing writers get partial/full requests, agent rep, book deals, and finishing their manuscripts as I get ready to query for the first time in a weekπ₯Ήβ€οΈ yβall are killing it!!! Thank you for the community and inspiration.
#amquerying
#WritingCommmunity
#writersoftwitter
Asking for writer friends β€οΈ what platforms/sources did you use to create your author website? Any advice/tips are greatly appreciated and I hope this helps others who see this post too!
#WritingCommmunity
#amquerying
#writersoftwitter
This is a thread for exchanging support for
#IWSGPit
tomorrow! Weβre discouraged from liking each otherβs posts unless we are editors or agents, but reposting leads to a lot more visibility. Comment below if you want to be part of this team!!!
#WritingCommmunity
π€πβ€οΈ
Time for a
#writerslift
! Iβm a lawyer by day and writer of psych thriller at night (originally from Romania, but have lived in the US for 12 years now). Iβll
#followback
all writers. Donβt forget to share your
#books
,
#WIP
,
#blogs
, and anything to do with your lovely writing β€οΈ
When you were about to query an agent that got excited about your dark academia, but you got sidetracked, and then you log in and see the Twitter feed about their red flags π― π― Absolutely floored and disgusted ππ thank you to the
#WritingCommunity
for protecting all of us.
Nothing more irrational than checking your email constantly when you know thereβs a .01 chance of getting the email you want.
And yet. We all still do it. π«
#writingcommunity
My βShoot your shot: How I got three offers of rep with my first novel in 48 daysβ article will be published by one of my favorite thriller platforms very soon πβ€οΈ
β€οΈ Should I include my query letter? πβ€οΈ
#Writingcommunity
WRITING COMMUNITY
Screw the algorithm. Together, we are powerful.
Comment with something, ANYTHING that makes you excited. A request/a moodboard etc and letβs repost the LIVING HELL out of each other.
#Writingcommunity
Beholdβ¦my comps for my new obsession. Youβre next!