SlushPile Hell

One grumpy literary agent, a sea of query fails, and other publishing nonsense.

Jan 31 2011

I just completed my 91st short story.  But that’s not the email I wanted to send to you. To the point, I concede (read—Uncle! ).  I don’t possess the luck required to attract an agent via query letter.  But, then, I know brilliant scholars who are terrible test takers.  You are a talented agent, likely overworked.  Think outside the box.  A single talented writer possessing eight uniquely entertaining novels and ninety-one short stories could make life easier.  Call me at xxx-xxx-xxxx.  A brief conversation will save you weeks, if not months, of fruitless query reading.

Great. A writer with 8 novels, 91 short stories, and the inability to write a query letter. Hope you’re standing by your phone, because I’d hate for you to miss my call.


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