July 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Got 5 chapters left to edit, then #queryingtrenches I go!!!
(Or twelve more panicked drafts in shame)
#writing #writingcommunity #amquerying #amdrafting
(Or twelve more panicked drafts in shame)
#writing #writingcommunity #amquerying #amdrafting
July 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Got 5 chapters left to edit, then #queryingtrenches I go!!!
(Or twelve more panicked drafts in shame)
#writing #writingcommunity #amquerying #amdrafting
(Or twelve more panicked drafts in shame)
#writing #writingcommunity #amquerying #amdrafting
Querying: The Prophecy of Braemorra, 91k YA Romantasy My first #agentguide #yaromantasy #queryingtrenches #agentguide #newtobluesky #query
April 24, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Querying: The Prophecy of Braemorra, 91k YA Romantasy My first #agentguide #yaromantasy #queryingtrenches #agentguide #newtobluesky #query
I accepted their offer. I have an agent!
#writingcommunity #booksky #HorrorWriters #BlackAuthors #QueryingTrenches
#writingcommunity #booksky #HorrorWriters #BlackAuthors #QueryingTrenches
August 25, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I accepted their offer. I have an agent!
#writingcommunity #booksky #HorrorWriters #BlackAuthors #QueryingTrenches
#writingcommunity #booksky #HorrorWriters #BlackAuthors #QueryingTrenches
Presenting an #AgentsGuide to HOPE SICK HEARTS, the #YA #SF #Dystopian manuscript I #AmQuerying.
For those watching The Last of Us, Murderbot, Silo, and The Electric State.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #QueryingTrenches
For those watching The Last of Us, Murderbot, Silo, and The Electric State.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #QueryingTrenches
April 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Presenting an #AgentsGuide to HOPE SICK HEARTS, the #YA #SF #Dystopian manuscript I #AmQuerying.
For those watching The Last of Us, Murderbot, Silo, and The Electric State.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #QueryingTrenches
For those watching The Last of Us, Murderbot, Silo, and The Electric State.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #QueryingTrenches
I can’t just wait for another pitch event. I need to show my agent pitch deck NOW! Anything to keep momentum going! 😭
#amquerying #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches #AdultFantasy
#amquerying #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches #AdultFantasy
May 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I can’t just wait for another pitch event. I need to show my agent pitch deck NOW! Anything to keep momentum going! 😭
#amquerying #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches #AdultFantasy
#amquerying #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches #AdultFantasy
Fellow querying authors… I found this Substack post by lit. Agent @charmstrong.bsky.social super helpful on query letters!
#authorsky #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches #amquerying #writersky
open.substack.com/pub/agentant...
#authorsky #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches #amquerying #writersky
open.substack.com/pub/agentant...
Let's Talk Queries!
What You Need to Know Before You Hit Send!
open.substack.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Fellow querying authors… I found this Substack post by lit. Agent @charmstrong.bsky.social super helpful on query letters!
#authorsky #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches #amquerying #writersky
open.substack.com/pub/agentant...
#authorsky #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches #amquerying #writersky
open.substack.com/pub/agentant...
Went roughly a month of no responses to any queries and suddenly hit by a battering ram of 5 form rejections in a row this weekend. Despite that, I'm still hopeful and eagerly awaiting feedback from my referrals. Persistence is key #amquerying #queryingtrenches #writer #author
June 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Went roughly a month of no responses to any queries and suddenly hit by a battering ram of 5 form rejections in a row this weekend. Despite that, I'm still hopeful and eagerly awaiting feedback from my referrals. Persistence is key #amquerying #queryingtrenches #writer #author
I have the day off and I’m spending it in the #queryingtrenches . Might as well have a chocolate…or two.
#amquerying #booksky #chocolate #writer
#amquerying #booksky #chocolate #writer
February 26, 2026 at 9:18 PM
I have the day off and I’m spending it in the #queryingtrenches . Might as well have a chocolate…or two.
#amquerying #booksky #chocolate #writer
#amquerying #booksky #chocolate #writer
Screamed (okay so maybe just used a higher pitch) into the querying void today. 🤞🤞 here's to hoping something positive answers back. #amquerying #querying #queryingtrenches #writer
May 6, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Screamed (okay so maybe just used a higher pitch) into the querying void today. 🤞🤞 here's to hoping something positive answers back. #amquerying #querying #queryingtrenches #writer
This evening feels like the right time to send off a few more queries with ny revamped query letter🤞🏻
#amquerying #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches
#amquerying #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches
May 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This evening feels like the right time to send off a few more queries with ny revamped query letter🤞🏻
#amquerying #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches
#amquerying #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches
Huzzah for one full request, one partial, and one referral to another agent yesterday! 🙏🏽🥰✨
#amquerying #WritingCommmunity #queryingtrenches #LitAgents
#amquerying #WritingCommmunity #queryingtrenches #LitAgents
a man with glasses and a mustache is wearing a white polo shirt and saying yes .
ALT: a man with glasses and a mustache is wearing a white polo shirt and saying yes .
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Huzzah for one full request, one partial, and one referral to another agent yesterday! 🙏🏽🥰✨
#amquerying #WritingCommmunity #queryingtrenches #LitAgents
#amquerying #WritingCommmunity #queryingtrenches #LitAgents
Me to my neurodiverse brain: they liked our post during a pitch contest. They must want us to submit.
My neurodiverse brain: nah, it was probably by accident. They won't REALLY want to see it. You shouldn't bother them.
#AmQuerying #AuthorLife #Neurodiversity #Author #QueryingTrenches #Querying
My neurodiverse brain: nah, it was probably by accident. They won't REALLY want to see it. You shouldn't bother them.
#AmQuerying #AuthorLife #Neurodiversity #Author #QueryingTrenches #Querying
June 23, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Me to my neurodiverse brain: they liked our post during a pitch contest. They must want us to submit.
My neurodiverse brain: nah, it was probably by accident. They won't REALLY want to see it. You shouldn't bother them.
#AmQuerying #AuthorLife #Neurodiversity #Author #QueryingTrenches #Querying
My neurodiverse brain: nah, it was probably by accident. They won't REALLY want to see it. You shouldn't bother them.
#AmQuerying #AuthorLife #Neurodiversity #Author #QueryingTrenches #Querying
What I've learned from querying my debut novel:
-Word count matters more than you think
-Comp titles are brutal to find
-Your query letter and synopsis is a completely different skill from writing your book.
#storyteller #plotting #indieauthor #writer #author #queryingtrenches #queryingauthor
-Word count matters more than you think
-Comp titles are brutal to find
-Your query letter and synopsis is a completely different skill from writing your book.
#storyteller #plotting #indieauthor #writer #author #queryingtrenches #queryingauthor
March 16, 2026 at 1:42 AM
What I've learned from querying my debut novel:
-Word count matters more than you think
-Comp titles are brutal to find
-Your query letter and synopsis is a completely different skill from writing your book.
#storyteller #plotting #indieauthor #writer #author #queryingtrenches #queryingauthor
-Word count matters more than you think
-Comp titles are brutal to find
-Your query letter and synopsis is a completely different skill from writing your book.
#storyteller #plotting #indieauthor #writer #author #queryingtrenches #queryingauthor
Having Queries out with nothing but silence is...scary. There is no other word out there for the feeling. I'm just hoping...praying...and wishing for some good news soon.
#Querying #Writer #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #QueryingTrenches #QueryTrenches
#Querying #Writer #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #QueryingTrenches #QueryTrenches
May 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Having Queries out with nothing but silence is...scary. There is no other word out there for the feeling. I'm just hoping...praying...and wishing for some good news soon.
#Querying #Writer #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #QueryingTrenches #QueryTrenches
#Querying #Writer #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #QueryingTrenches #QueryTrenches
This is a very useful resource for anyone who is, or is about to start, #querying. 🙂 #queryingtrenches #writingcommunity
#WritingCommunity My amazing client @kellylbeck.bsky.social has a great Substack article for all of you getting ready to begin querying after the new year. Check it out--this girl knows her stuff and she's likely to save you some time in the querying trenches.
open.substack.com/pub/kellylbe...
open.substack.com/pub/kellylbe...
10 QUERYING TOOLS THAT GOT ME REQUESTS
Real ones, not “do your research” and “look at MSWL”
open.substack.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:24 PM
This is a very useful resource for anyone who is, or is about to start, #querying. 🙂 #queryingtrenches #writingcommunity
Sent a round of queries for my YA paranormal romance before vacation—mostly rejections. It was 106k then. Trimmed it down to 97.5k and fired off another 20+. Now I wait (and wait) while it kills me slowly. #amquerying #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches #yafiction #debutauthor
October 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Sent a round of queries for my YA paranormal romance before vacation—mostly rejections. It was 106k then. Trimmed it down to 97.5k and fired off another 20+. Now I wait (and wait) while it kills me slowly. #amquerying #writingcommunity #queryingtrenches #yafiction #debutauthor
April 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
How it started vs How it's going
So grateful to @pitchdis.com for helping me connect with @jennaschmenna.bsky.social
I cannot wait to see what 2026 brings! Manifesting all the most amazing things 💛💛💛
#queryingtrenches #author
So grateful to @pitchdis.com for helping me connect with @jennaschmenna.bsky.social
I cannot wait to see what 2026 brings! Manifesting all the most amazing things 💛💛💛
#queryingtrenches #author
January 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
How it started vs How it's going
So grateful to @pitchdis.com for helping me connect with @jennaschmenna.bsky.social
I cannot wait to see what 2026 brings! Manifesting all the most amazing things 💛💛💛
#queryingtrenches #author
So grateful to @pitchdis.com for helping me connect with @jennaschmenna.bsky.social
I cannot wait to see what 2026 brings! Manifesting all the most amazing things 💛💛💛
#queryingtrenches #author
I’ve never really been good at pitch events, so I’m kind of hesitant to participate in #questpit. I always see SUCH creative posts and mine are always bland in comparison 😩 not sure if I should do it anyways
#amquerying #queryingtrenches #writingcommunity
#amquerying #queryingtrenches #writingcommunity
April 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I’ve never really been good at pitch events, so I’m kind of hesitant to participate in #questpit. I always see SUCH creative posts and mine are always bland in comparison 😩 not sure if I should do it anyways
#amquerying #queryingtrenches #writingcommunity
#amquerying #queryingtrenches #writingcommunity
From another snowy February day in 2022. Today's affirmation: I can do hard things. #QueryingTrenches
February 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
From another snowy February day in 2022. Today's affirmation: I can do hard things. #QueryingTrenches
I’ve been querying this little cutie for a couple of weeks now, and I have a few fulls out! 😱😭😁😍🙏🤞🏼 what is happening?!
(Also, Universe, please keep it coming, thank you so very much. I’ll be as twisted as a pretzel for the foreseeable future).
#queryingtrenches #pocauthor
(Also, Universe, please keep it coming, thank you so very much. I’ll be as twisted as a pretzel for the foreseeable future).
#queryingtrenches #pocauthor
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I’ve been querying this little cutie for a couple of weeks now, and I have a few fulls out! 😱😭😁😍🙏🤞🏼 what is happening?!
(Also, Universe, please keep it coming, thank you so very much. I’ll be as twisted as a pretzel for the foreseeable future).
#queryingtrenches #pocauthor
(Also, Universe, please keep it coming, thank you so very much. I’ll be as twisted as a pretzel for the foreseeable future).
#queryingtrenches #pocauthor
I've just finished the final revisions of my manuscript. Apart from one more read through for typos, there's nothing else I can do. I'm so excited. I will be flinging myself into the #queryingtrenches next week, but for now, I'm going to have a glass of Prosecco. Cheers! #writingcommunity
February 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I've just finished the final revisions of my manuscript. Apart from one more read through for typos, there's nothing else I can do. I'm so excited. I will be flinging myself into the #queryingtrenches next week, but for now, I'm going to have a glass of Prosecco. Cheers! #writingcommunity
Fill in the blank: The absolute hardest part of the submission process isn’t the rejections, it’s the ___________. 👀
#WritingSky #WritingCommunity #QueryingTrenches #AmQuerying #QuerySky
#WritingSky #WritingCommunity #QueryingTrenches #AmQuerying #QuerySky
June 24, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Fill in the blank: The absolute hardest part of the submission process isn’t the rejections, it’s the ___________. 👀
#WritingSky #WritingCommunity #QueryingTrenches #AmQuerying #QuerySky
#WritingSky #WritingCommunity #QueryingTrenches #AmQuerying #QuerySky
Do you already know querying basics but something isn’t working?
I now offer a Query Strategy Review with personalized, manuscript-specific guidance on your first 10 pages, query, and synopsis for a flat fee of $150.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#queryingtrenches
I now offer a Query Strategy Review with personalized, manuscript-specific guidance on your first 10 pages, query, and synopsis for a flat fee of $150.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#queryingtrenches
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Do you already know querying basics but something isn’t working?
I now offer a Query Strategy Review with personalized, manuscript-specific guidance on your first 10 pages, query, and synopsis for a flat fee of $150.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#queryingtrenches
I now offer a Query Strategy Review with personalized, manuscript-specific guidance on your first 10 pages, query, and synopsis for a flat fee of $150.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#queryingtrenches