The Swivet [Colleen Lindsay]: If you have to use the word "humorous" in your query letter, then it probably isn't.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

If you have to use the word "humorous" in your query letter, then it probably isn't.

Just a note for future reference.

14 comments:

Sherry Ficklin said...: Sounds like somebody is hammering away at her inbox! LOL! Good luck with that!

PS, My novel IS humorous. (JK)

Smile! It's saturday. Take a break and watch 'Princess Bride' or something. You deserve it!; February 14, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Deborah Blake said...: And so is mine. Laugh out loud funny in spots. So if I don't call it a humorous romance, what do I call it? (NOT chick lit--that I already know!); February 14, 2009 at 12:50 PM
clindsay said...: You need to convey the humor in the writing of your query, not tell me that your manuscript is funny, humorous, hilarious or anything else.

It all goes back to basic writing skills: SHOW, don't TELL.

If you don't know how to do that, then you aren't ready to query yet. It's pretty straightforward.; February 14, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Ugly Deaf Muslim Punk Gurl! said...: but what about people who ARE actually querying a humourous novel, something along the line of "A Confederacy of Dunces"??? what do they say in the query, then?; February 14, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Ugly Deaf Muslim Punk Gurl! said...: oohhhhh okay gotcha, i just saw your comment. makes sense; February 14, 2009 at 12:58 PM
MA Fat Woman said...: Good points! Isn't humor sometimes in the eye of the beholder? What's funny to some isn't to others. I'm just saying...; February 14, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Shelli said...: ha this is hilarious!; February 14, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Josh said...: What about "humerus"?; February 14, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Vieva said...: But my cat and the mail lady laughed a lot and said they loved it!

Why isn't that enough? *sob*; February 14, 2009 at 8:01 PM
S. E. Ward said...: So does that mean a query featuring "humerus" is going to be bone dry?; February 14, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Josh said...: Or it could be a murder mystery, and the humerus was the weapon involved. Lots of potential.; February 15, 2009 at 7:15 PM
S. E. Ward said...: The Upper Arm Murders. Hmm, that could be intriguing.; February 16, 2009 at 12:23 AM
Josh said...: Sure. A whole series, each one themed around a different bone of the body. That'd be a nice long run...about 206 titles?; February 16, 2009 at 2:25 AM
Vieva said...: well, and then you could branch out to animals - the Panda Thumb murder, f'ex ....; February 16, 2009 at 11:11 AM

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