Query Like a Pro - Proven Strategies to Land an Agent or Publisher

Derek Taylor Kent — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:02:08 GMT

Current Revision posted to Submission Process by Derek Taylor Kent on 12/6/2024 5:02:08 PM

Through years of trial and error and helping dozens of authors through the query process, bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has developed unique and proven strategies that nobody else teaches, which typically leads to interest from multiple agents/publishers when there was none before. This crash course in querying will give viewers the edge they need to get noticed and taken seriously.

Here are the handouts referenced in the session:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Query-Like-a-Pro_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout-2024.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../1830.Sample-Query-Letters_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../QueryLikeaProProvenStrategiestoLandanAgentorPublisher24.mp4

About the Presenter:

Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 19 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date and has written 6 screenplays. Along with being an instructor for the ALC, he teaches at the Writing Pad in Los Angeles and is a freelance story editor. Derek received a 3-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade book series Scary School, and his Mystery/Thriller book Kubrick’s Game was #1 on Amazon three times and was optioned by Bobby Cohen Films. His Middle-Grade Novel My Homework Ate My Dog! was awarded Best Middle-Grade Fiction Book of 2020 by Kops-Featherling Book Awards, and there was a Bidding war for his picture book El Perro con Sombrero, which was published by Holt/Macmillan. In addition, Derek Founded Whimsical World children’s publishing brand with wife, children’s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. Discover more at www.DerekTaylorKent.com and www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com.

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Query Like a Pro - Proven Strategies to Land an Agent or Publisher

Derek Taylor Kent — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:01:50 GMT

Revision 9 posted to Submission Process by Derek Taylor Kent on 12/6/2024 5:01:50 PM

About the Presenter:

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Query Like a Pro - Proven Strategies to Land an Agent or Publisher

Author Learning Center — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 21:13:06 GMT

Revision 8 posted to Submission Process by Author Learning Center on 12/4/2024 9:13:06 PM

About the Presenter:

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Query Like a Pro - Proven Strategies to Land an Agent or Publisher

Derek Taylor Kent — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:58:29 GMT

Revision 7 posted to Submission Process by Derek Taylor Kent on 8/31/2022 1:58:29 PM

Querying is the crucial first step when seeking an agent or publisher, but amazingly is also something that very few authors do well. How do you make yours stand out from the hundreds they receive every day? Through years of trial and error and helping dozens of authors through the query process, bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent has developed unique and proven strategies that nobody else teaches, which typically leads to interest from multiple agents/publishers when there was none before. This crash course in querying gives viewers the edge they need to get noticed and taken seriously.

Here are the handouts mentioned in the session:

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Query-Like-a-Pro_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout-2022.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../1641.Sample-Query-Letters_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../QueryLikeaProProvenStrategiestoLandanAgentorPublisher22.mp4

About the Presenter:

Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 18 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 15 audiobooks to date and has written 6 screenplays. Along with being an instructor for the ALC, he teaches at the Writing Pad in Los Angeles and is a freelance story editor. Derek received a 3-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade book series Scary School, and his Mystery/Thriller book Kubrick’s Game was #1 on Amazon three times and was optioned by Bobby Cohen Films. His Middle-Grade Novel My Homework Ate My Dog! was awarded Best Middle-Grade Fiction Book of 2020 by Kops-Featherling Book Awards, and there was a Bidding war for his picture book El Perro con Sombrero, which was published by Holt/Macmillan. In addition, Derek Founded Whimsical World children’s publishing brand with wife, children’s author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. Discover more at www.DerekTaylorKent.com and www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com.

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Query Like a Pro - Proven Strategies to Land an Agent or Publisher

Derek Taylor Kent — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:54:27 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Submission Process by Derek Taylor Kent on 8/31/2022 1:54:27 PM

Here are the handouts mentioned in the session:

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Query-Like-a-Pro_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout-2022.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../1641.Sample-Query-Letters_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../QueryLikeaProProvenStrategiestoLandanAgentorPublisher22.mp4

About the Presenter:

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Query Like a Pro - Proven Strategies to Land an Agent or Publisher

Derek Taylor Kent — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 22:13:27 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Submission Process by Derek Taylor Kent on 2/9/2021 10:13:27 PM

Here are the handouts mentioned in the session:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Query-Like-a-Pro_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../0702.Sample-Query-Letters_5F00_Kent_5F00_ALC-Handout.pdf

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../QueryLikeaProProvenStrategies.mp4

About the Presenter:
Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 15 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He has also produced 13 audiobooks to date. He received a three-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade series 'Scary School' and his picture book 'El Perro con Sombrero' was published by Holt/Macmillan after a multi-publisher bidding war. It has been one of the best-selling bilingual picture books in the world since its release in 2015. His puzzle-thriller for an adult audience, 'Kubrick's Game', was published by Evolved Publishing and twice became the #1 best-selling book on Amazon and received a Reader's Favorite Gold Medal. He recently founded the brand Whimsical World with his wife, children's author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. He taught writing and publishing classes for several years at The Writing Pad in Los Angeles. Discover more at www.DerekTaylorKent.com and www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com.

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar