A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and of those, they might ask to represent 1.

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To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios...

To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios...

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most...

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most...

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to...

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to...

I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.

I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in...

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in...

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were...

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were...

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to...

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to...

I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the...

I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the...

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well,...

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well,...

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.

Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing....

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing....

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about...

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about...

I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?

I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?

The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it...

The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it...

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it...

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it...

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and...

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and...

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line,...

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line,...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...