How to Find Your Big Gay Love Story? Part 4
Again, aspiring gay fiction writer, concisely, get a little deeper into the content of the article. What is special about your story? In this case, I wanted to emphasize that these guys were college buddies who started a booming business by branching out from their humble beginning.
Working closely with friends to build something we believe in is a favorite perk. Skelton agrees. We have great trust in each other, and feel that were in publishing gay fiction this together.
Quotations aren´t necessary in a query, but its nice to give something specific to show that you have done some research into your LGBT topic, and that you have access to resources that will enable you to write the article well. I wanted to show that I had already spoken to these guysthey happen to be friends of mineand that they would be upbeat and inspirational people to interview. You can accomplish the same effect by including a few quirky facts or survey results youve found out about your topic.
Considering that their only capital was a computer and a small loan from Straders father, the guys feel very successful. Were not millionaires, but we have goals, and were following them, says Skelton. I think thats true success. By any definition, Net Ones roster of more than 50 clients ranging from colleges to Fortune 500 companies attests to their hard work and talent.
Look, editor. These guys are big up-and-comers! Notice I mentioned Fortune 500 companies. This lets the editor know quickly that these college guys arent small potatoes. It neatly ties up the opening sentence, which promised an article about guys who have a spacious office, expense accounts, and company car. Now the editor has a reason to believe that these guys actually are that successful.
I propose a 1,000 word profile for your Gay Students At Work section.
Shows I´ve researched their magazine. I know which section this should fit, and Ive read their guidelines to determine an appropriate word count.
Finally, clips! If youve had anything published or even if you haven´t, but you have a few good writing samples appropriate for this type of gay fiction market include them. These samples are called clips, and they are used to show the editor that you are an intelligent, insightful, funny, clever, and/or excellent writer. Photocopy your articles straight from the publication. Just 2-3 clips.
When you're sending queries for you gay romance novel by e-mail, you can paste the text of your clips into the body of the e-mail (never as an attachment!), or you can direct the editor to one or two website URLs where she can view your articles.
To be continued in part 5....
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