This Debut Life

This Debut Life

When You Teach a Writer to Fish

Read this before you spend money on an editor

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Laura Leffler
May 01, 2024
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I met someone the other day who told me he was in the querying trenches. This guy is smart and interesting. His book has a good, clear hook. It’s probably very well written—though I can’t say for sure, because I haven’t read it. I haven’t read his query letter either, but I have read other things he’s written, and I know he can put a sentence together. 

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