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Series: 7 Things ChatGPT Can’t Tell You About Publishing (Part 5): How to Sharpen Your Query Letter—From Overwritten to Irresistible

Welcome back to my series, 7 Things ChatGPT Can’t Tell You About Publishing. So far, we’ve tackled four pitfalls I see time and again in query letters and proposals: Today, we turn to pitfall number five: the overwritten query letter. If you’ve ever worried about how to sharpen your query letter, whether because your pitch […]

Series: 7 Things ChatGPT Can’t Tell You About Publishing (Part 1): How to Pitch an Agent—Why Transformation (Not Trauma) Wins

Welcome to the first installment of my new series, 7 Things ChatGPT Can’t Tell You About Publishing. If you’ve ever wondered how to pitch an agent, you know it’s not just about polished sentences—it’s about knowing what agents actually want. AI tools are wonderful for grammar checks or trimming excess words, but what they can’t […]