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Path To Publication: From The Querying Trenches To The Shelves. Weโ€™re writers sharing our publication journey along with tips & lessons! #P2Ppit hosts. ๐Ÿ”— https://path2pub.wordpress.com/

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Path2pubโ€™s Editorial Services Welcome, wonderful writer! Along with free publishing insights from professionals, Path2pub is now offering query and first pages critiques for writers. Fill the form below with the service that yoโ€ฆ

Writers,
Reminder that Path2pub offers query and first pages critiques, and have received positive testimonials of getting requests after implementing the critiques!
#writingcommunity #amquerying

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15.07.2025 13:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Path2pubโ€™s Editorial Services Welcome, wonderful writer! Along with free publishing insights from professionals, Path2pub is now offering query and first pages critiques for writers. Fill the form below with the service that yoโ€ฆ

Writers,
Reminder that Path2pub offers query and first pages critiques, and have received positive testimonials of getting requests after implementing the critiques!
#writingcommunity #amquerying

path2pub.wordpress.com/path2pub-edi...

30.06.2025 03:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is working with a small press right for you? Check out my blog post on pros, cons, and my own experiences here!

27.04.2025 00:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Working With a Small Press: Process, Pros, and Cons Evoto When I was querying, I always thought there were only two paths to publication (see what I did there): Getting an agent and getting a Big Five book deal, or self-publish. The notion that smalโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠNew Post; Working With a Small Press: Process, Pros, and Cons

Check out this super insightful post from @cwroseauthor.bsky.social below! โฌ‡๏ธ

#WritingCommunity #amquerying
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25.04.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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AUPQ: When Is It Time To Leave A Literary Agent? Today, Erica V wants to know: When is it time to leave an agent if things havenโ€™t been going great versus when to stay a bit longer because your agent simply needs time? This is a good question! I โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”Š AUPQ: When Is It Time To Leave A Literary Agent?

See our Contributorsโ€™ group answer below!

#writingcommunity #amquerying
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18.04.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Query Letter Formula: A DESERT OF BLEEDING SANDโ€™s Breakdown Post by Lucia Damisa Hi! Today, Iโ€™ll be breaking the query letter of A DESERT OF BLEEDING SAND into parts for anyone struggling to write a query letter that sparks.ย  An author said the other dโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”Š New Post: The Query Letter Formula and A Breakdown

In this post, Contributor Lucia Damisa breaks down the query letter that got her 20+ full requests and 3 offers of representation! See more below! โฌ‡๏ธ

#amquerying #writingcommunity
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10.04.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Query Letter Formula: A DESERT OF BLEEDING SANDโ€™s Breakdown Post by Lucia Damisa Hi! Today, Iโ€™ll be breaking the query letter of A DESERT OF BLEEDING SAND into parts for anyone struggling to write a query letter that sparks.ย  An author said the other dโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”Š New Post: The Query Letter Formula and A Breakdown

In this post, Contributor Lucia Damisa breaks down the query letter that got her 20+ full requests and 3 offers of representation! See more below! โฌ‡๏ธ

#amquerying #writingcommunity
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10.04.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey, I wrote a @path2pub.bsky.social post! Check it out!

07.04.2025 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is It Necessary to Attend Conferences and/or Pay for Query Letter Services? Post by Kelly Esparza The short answer is no.ย Letโ€™s dive into the long answer. First, letโ€™s discuss conferences. Have I as a writer attended a conference? Yes, but only free ones. When Iโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠNew Post: Is It Necessary to Attend Conferences and/or Pay for Query Letter Services?

Learn more about writing conferences from Contributor @kellyesparza.bsky.social post!
#WritingCommunity #amquerying
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07.04.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

So glad itโ€™s helpful to you! And I see how it could sound like that haha

05.04.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is so interesting as I query my first memoir. I continue to be amazed by all that I donโ€™t yet know! At first glance of your title, I was thinking that โ€œMood Readerโ€ meant psychic/intuitiveโ€”as in, agents that select books/clients based on feelings/vibes. I actually keep hoping for one of those!โœจ

05.04.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AUPQ: Should Literary Agents Be Mood Readers? Happy new month everyone! We hope youโ€™ve been having a lovely April and spring. On todayโ€™s Ask Us Pub(lishing) Questions, Wynter wants to know: Should literary agents be mood readers? I wonder becaโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”‰ AUPQ: Should Literary Agents Be Mood Readers?

Agents and writers, what do you think?

See our contributorsโ€™ group answers to this very interesting question below ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

#amquerying #WritingCommunity
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04.04.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AUPQ: Should Literary Agents Be Mood Readers? Happy new month everyone! We hope youโ€™ve been having a lovely April and spring. On todayโ€™s Ask Us Pub(lishing) Questions, Wynter wants to know: Should literary agents be mood readers? I wonder becaโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”‰ AUPQ: Should Literary Agents Be Mood Readers?

Agents and writers, what do you think?

See our contributorsโ€™ group answers to this very interesting question below ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

#amquerying #WritingCommunity
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04.04.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From The Query Trenches To The Shelves: A Four-Year Journey Post by Lucia Damisa Our slogan on Path2pub is โ€˜From the trenches to the shelvesโ€™ and after four long years on this wild path, I can say the slogan is finally true for me! No Iโ€™m not crying, you arโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠNew Post: From The Query Trenches To The Shelves - A Four-Year Journey

Today, @LuciaDamisa shares the long and twisty journey from querying, getting agents, to finally publishing her debut novel. See more below โฌ‡๏ธ

#WritingCommunity #amquerying
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28.03.2025 09:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From The Query Trenches To The Shelves: A Four-Year Journey Post by Lucia Damisa Our slogan on Path2pub is โ€˜From the trenches to the shelvesโ€™ and after four long years on this wild path, I can say the slogan is finally true for me! No Iโ€™m not crying, you arโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠNew Post: From The Query Trenches To The Shelves - A Four-Year Journey

Today, @LuciaDamisa shares the long and twisty journey from querying, getting agents, to finally publishing her debut novel. See more below โฌ‡๏ธ

#WritingCommunity #amquerying
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28.03.2025 09:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My Biggest Hurdle While Querying I started writing this blog post months ago, but I honestly couldnโ€™t share it at that point because I was still in the midst of querying and feeling all of the emotions. ย Someday when I have tโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠNew Post: My Biggest Hurdle While Querying

By contributor @sanchezmm.bsky.social . See more below! โฌ‡๏ธ

#WritingCommunity #Amquerying

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24.03.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Six Lessons Learned During My Author Journey Evoto In the past year that Iโ€™ve worked toward marketing and promoting Oceansong, and the months following it, I did a lot of author interviews, written, on podcasts, and on Instagram Lives. โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠNew Post: Six Lessons Learned During My Author Journey

Today, Contributor @cwroseauthor.bsky.social shares great lessons for writers. See more below! โฌ‡๏ธ

#WritingCommunity #writersky
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19.03.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜‚ love it!

19.03.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New blog post up: 6 lessons I learned during the writing and querying process, on Path2Pub! Hope youโ€™ll give it a read and enjoy ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™ #WriterSky

Thereโ€™s context behind the preview image, I swear

19.03.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excellent read.

19.03.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Six Lessons Learned During My Author Journey Evoto In the past year that Iโ€™ve worked toward marketing and promoting Oceansong, and the months following it, I did a lot of author interviews, written, on podcasts, and on Instagram Lives. โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠNew Post: Six Lessons Learned During My Author Journey

Today, Contributor @cwroseauthor.bsky.social shares great lessons for writers. See more below! โฌ‡๏ธ

#WritingCommunity #writersky
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19.03.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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AUPQ: Should ARC Copies Be Used For Comps? Today, we are doing a Contributor Overthrow on the AUPQ segment. Which is where a Contributorโ€™s question comes up and sneaks into the list of AUPQ questions hehehe. We, however, hope you find this โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠAUPQ: Should ARCs Be Used For Comps?

Do you think that ARC copies (of books that arenโ€™t released yet) make good comps? Agents, we would also love to hear your thoughts here!

See our contributorsโ€™ answer โฌ‡๏ธ

#amquerying #WritingCommunity
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14.03.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Completely agree!

14.03.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AUPQ: Should ARC Copies Be Used For Comps? Today, we are doing a Contributor Overthrow on the AUPQ segment. Which is where a Contributorโ€™s question comes up and sneaks into the list of AUPQ questions hehehe. We, however, hope you find this โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠAUPQ: Should ARCs Be Used For Comps?

Do you think that ARC copies (of books that arenโ€™t released yet) make good comps? Agents, we would also love to hear your thoughts here!

See our contributorsโ€™ answer โฌ‡๏ธ

#amquerying #WritingCommunity
path2pub.wordpress.com/2025/03/14/a...

14.03.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒŸARC copies for A Desert Of Bleeding Sand (Luciaโ€™s West African Mr & Mrs Smith in a sentient palace) are live!๐ŸŒŸ

#Booksky if youโ€™ll like a copy to read & review, simply visit the link. If youโ€™re selected, youโ€™ll receive the Booksprout details!
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#blackbooks #2025debuts

12.03.2025 10:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wrote a new @path2pub.bsky.social post about why writing the next book when you're querying and/or on submission matters! Read all about it below!

#amwriting #writingcommunity #amquerying

10.03.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Why Write the Next Book When Youโ€™re Querying and/or on Submission? Post by Kelly Esparza Ah, new month, new post. As a querying writer, the topic I plan to share today has been on my mind for a bit. While youโ€™re querying or on submission, you may hear the adโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠNew Post: Why Write the Next Book When You're Querying and/or on Submission?

In this post, Contributor Kelly shares reasons why writing the next book is a great step, strategically & emotionally. See more below โฌ‡๏ธ
#WritingCommunity #amquerying
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10.03.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Agent Interview: Amy Nielsen A surefire way to determine an agent is the best fit for your manuscript/writing career is by learning everything you can about them. Such information is great when choosing who to query and decidiโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠAgent Interview with Amy Nielsen

Writers, today weโ€™re bringing you an agent interview with @amynielsen.bsky.social with insights into querying, Amyโ€™s mswl, and more! Check it out and share๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

#WritingCommunity #amquerying
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08.03.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Agent Interview: Amy Nielsen A surefire way to determine an agent is the best fit for your manuscript/writing career is by learning everything you can about them. Such information is great when choosing who to query and decidiโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠAgent Interview with Amy Nielsen

Writers, today weโ€™re bringing you an agent interview with @amynielsen.bsky.social with insights into querying, Amyโ€™s mswl, and more! Check it out and share๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

#WritingCommunity #amquerying
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08.03.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AUPQ: Thoughts On Authors Narrating Their Audiobooks? Todayโ€™s Ask Us Pub Questions is from Zainab, and says: Would you ever narrate your audio book? Do you like when authors are their own audio book narrators? Never say never, but I donโ€™t foresee myseโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ŠAUPQ: Thoughts On Authors Narrating Their Audiobooks?

Do you like when writers narrate their own audiobooks? See our group answer below! โฌ‡๏ธ

#audiobooks #WritingCommunity
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07.03.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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