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Query: His Wife, the Enemy

By Jane • Jul 19th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



First Page: Well of Souls, Site of the First Temple of Jerusalem

By Jane • Jul 12th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query or a first page to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
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Present Time
Beliel rocked back, the bare skin of his feet [...]



Query: Between Earth and Fire

By Jane • Jul 5th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



Query: Unnamed Romantic Time Travel Adventure Novel

By Jane • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



Query Saturday: Mission to Zulaire

By Jane • Jun 21st, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



First Page: Untitled Contemporary Romance

By Jane • Jun 14th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to First Page aka Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page (or query) read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is [...]



First Page: Pierce the Darkness

By Jane • Jun 7th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to First Page aka Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page (or query) read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is [...]



Query Saturday: GARWAF

By Jane • May 31st, 2008 • Category: query

Dear (Insert Name Here),
How is a man supposed to be a man when he’s trapped in the body of a wolf? And what is the woman who loves him supposed to do about this rather awkward situation?
GARWAF (Old French for “werewolf”) is a fantasy complete at 90,000 words which blends elements of Beauty and the [...]



Query Saturday: Running from Your Past

By Jane • May 24th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



First Page: Unconventional Urban Fantasy

By Jane • May 17th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to First Page aka Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page (or query) read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is [...]



Query Saturday: Minotaur

By Jane • May 10th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



Query No. “Repeating History”

By Jane • May 3rd, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



First Page: All I Ever Wanted

By Jane • Apr 26th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to First Page aka Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page (or query) read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is [...]



Query Saturday: Pierce the Darkness

By Jane • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



Query Saturday: Unamed Vampire Romance

By Jane • Apr 12th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



Query Saturday: Unnamed Science Fiction Romance

By Jane • Apr 5th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



Query Saturday: We need more queries

By Jane • Mar 29th, 2008 • Category: Misc, query

Sadly there is no query for today because no one wants to play with us. I can do a couple of things for query Saturday. I can solicit queries from debut authors who have books coming out soon so that it serves as an example for aspiring authors and promotion for those debut [...]



Query Saturday: No. 8 The Lords of Method

By Jane • Mar 22nd, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the hook [...]



Query Saturday: No. 7 At Any Price

By Jane • Mar 15th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the [...]



Query Saturday: No. 6 To Tempt a Demon

By Jane • Mar 8th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the [...]



Query Saturday: No. 5 Phantom Warriors

By Jane • Mar 1st, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the [...]



Query Saturday: No. 4 For the Most Part

By Jane • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.
Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: Would the [...]



Query Saturday: No. 3 Canned Heat

By Jane • Feb 16th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously. Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: If the [...]



Query Saturday: Nightmares Become Her

By Jane • Feb 9th, 2008 • Category: query

Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously. Readers, though, the way that I look at it is [...]



Query Saturday: No. 1 Brokeback 1919

By Jane • Feb 2nd, 2008 • Category: query

Inspired by the Fangs, Fur and Fantasy Query festival, we are offering up the first of who knows how many queries for Query Saturday.  The query is anonymous.  Anyone is welcome to comment.  Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously.  Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this:  [...]