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
(I've known Brett for a number of years. He's a top-notch journalist, and this book is full of fine practical advice.)
My friend Brett Weiss has a new short story collection out from Amazon. Take a look:
Written by Brett Weiss, a frequent contributor to such magazines as Fangoria and Filmfax, this eclectic short story collection pulls no punches, taking readers down a rabbit hole of fear, wonder and imagination. From the Orwellian “Filtered Future” and “What Do They Do While We Sleep?” to the deadly dark “Strange Children” and “Wormboy,” Filtered Future, The Land of Oz and Other Dark Tales of Science Fiction and Horror will keep anyone with a taste for the bizarre reading late into the night (and the next night and the next).
Other stories in this collection include: “I Have No TV, and I Must Watch” (a Harlan Ellison homage/parody); “Washed in the Blood” (a seriously warped religious yarn); “The Land of Oz” (about an early ’80s arcade); “The Creation Proclamation” (an amusing evolutionary tale); and “The Lady Loves Dancing” (introducing a morbidly obese woman’s “Little Helpers”).
Bonus features include a poem (“A New Kind of Light”), an interview with legendary horror novelist Bentley Little and introductions to each story. More than 34,000 words in all.
