Dear SheWrites women, I am in need of your help.



I'm about to send out queries, but I'm still undecided on which query text to use. My novel is YA fantasy:



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This is a simplified mix of the two. Most seemed to like the second synopsis, so I used the beginning of it, and the end of the first synopsis:





Wishes really do come true! At least for sixteen-year-old Eva Jones, who lives… Continue

(Vampire Girl from the Dark Moon homepage)



I'm a total sucker for vampires. Ever since I watched the movie Interview with a Vampire in my teen years, I've been hooked on those fang-bearers. I even love watching Angel! (The vampire, not a fallen angel). I absolutely adore Charleine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series, and I read any YA vampire novel I can get my hands on.



I didn't choose to write about vampires when I was designing… Continue

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There has been a lot of discussion about trends in the writing market recently. It seems that one can't really jump right into the current trend, because when one finally finishes the manuscript, agents/publishers are no longer accepting trend novels because the market is "filling up".



The YA trend has been vampires… Continue