How to Get Published: 50 Successful Query Letters - Softcover

Weiss, Brett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1505626099 ISBN 13: 9781505626094

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

More than a decade in the making, How to Get Published: 50 Successful Query Letters is by Brett Weiss, who has authored seven books and has had hundreds of articles published in a variety of newspapers and magazines. A full-time freelancer, Weiss has been prolific on the web as well, writing for numerous markets. As Weiss will show you in this book, hard-working writers should get published frequently, and one of the most important aspects of this is to learn to craft a well-written query letter. In addition to 50 real query letters that led to published articles and books (and in one case, a freelance writing job), How to Get Published: 50 Successful Query Letters includes tips on writing query letters, along with articles about and advice on writing in general. Whether you’re an aspiring writer longing to get published or you’re a veteran of the wordsmith wars, you’ll benefit from the behind-the-scenes information this book has to offer. How to Get Published: 50 Successful Query Letters features the following: *An introduction with tips on writing successful query letters *50 successful query letters written by Weiss, who makes his living as an author and journalist *An essay on how Weiss “broke through” to become a successful writer * “Anatomy of a Near Nervous Breakdown,” in which Weiss reveals how his writing career almost came to a crashing halt * “How to Get Published,” which offers practical advice on the writing life * “How Writing Can Supplement Your Income,” an article on how to write for publication while keeping your day job * “Writers in Movies,” a fun feature on film versions of famous writers * “The History of Typewriters,” in which Weiss details the origins of that most wondrous of writing tools * An interview with James Reasoner, author of more than 300 books *An interview with Brett Weiss, conducted by Chris Cavanaugh of Classic Gamer Magazine

About this title

About the Author

Brett Weiss has been a professionally writer for more than20 years. He's the author of nine books: Encyclopedia of KISS, How to GetPublished: 50 Successful Query Letters; The 100 Greatest Console Video Games:1977-1987; Retro Pop Culture A to Z: From Atari 2600 to Zombie Films; TheArcade and Other Strange Tales; Classic Home Video Games 1972-1984; ClassicHome Video Games 1985-1988; Classic Home Video Games 1989-1990; and The SNESOmnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games, Vol. 1 (A-M).

In addition, Weiss has written more than 1500 publishedarticles in such publications as the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The MiamiHerald, The Sacramento Bee and The Charlotte Observer, The Writer, MysteryScene, AntiqueWeek, Antique Trader, Fangoria, Filmfax, Game Informer, VideoGame Trader, Classic Gamer Magazine, the Comics Buyer's Guide, Toy Shop, ToyCars & Models, Back Issue magazine, Alter Ego, Robot magazine, and NativePeoples, among many others. Weiss also has a national column in AntiqueWeekcalled The Pop Culture Collective.

When not writing, Weiss enjoys reading, hiking, cycling,playing basketball and tennis, watching movies, going to museums, collectingvideo games, listening to rock 'n roll, and hanging out with his family.

Weiss lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his lovely wife, two crazy dogs,and a fat cat. He loves it when his kids come home from college to visit.

From the Back Cover

Writtenby prolific author and freelancer Brett Weiss, How to Get Published: 50Successful Query Letters is an essential book for writers wanting theirarticles to appear in newspapers and magazines and on websites. In addition to50 real query letters, each of which led to paying work, the book contains tipson writing query letters, along with advice on writing in general and gettingyour articles published.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1505626099
• ISBN 13: 9781505626094
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 114