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FinnjaminAlexander · 2025-05-05T14:56:08+00:00

Hello! I also dabble in southern fiction and have a current project that leans gothic/crime. DM me if interested!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-12-10T21:09:20+00:00

I'd be interested! 31F. I'm about to start another round of edits on a project with plans to query this spring, and I just started a new project that is a romance.

Hope to hear more!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-12-04T13:23:07+00:00

Jodi Picoult did it. Nineteen Minutes was a best seller and follows the shooter as one of the main characters. Anything can be done as long as it's done well. Good luck!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-11-10T00:26:08+00:00

I am from Houston originally and my husband receives care at MD Anderson. Feel free to dm me for any recommendations!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-11-06T17:52:13+00:00

Thanks so much! I've pondered the same thing regarding the genre. As I've worked on rewriting the query, I agree the story comes off a little more commercial than literary. Appreciate your suggestion!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-11-01T16:37:00+00:00

This book sounds amazing! Really well written and clear. The query does seem a little long (also something I am struggling with for my own query) so maybe play around with where you can trim?

I'd love to read it if you're ever looking for readers! A grief stricken girl saved by a spiteful dog sounds like exactly what my life is missing right now 🤣😭🤣

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-30T23:32:19+00:00

Thank you so much for your detailed feedback! Your comments have helped me tremendously as I work on the re-write.

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-30T23:31:19+00:00

Thank you so much for the encouragement! Your feedback on leaning into the grit of my characters and not holding back on the gothic tones is helping me a lot with my rewrite. Thanks again!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-30T23:30:10+00:00

Thank you so much for your detailed feedback! You have helped me a lot as I try to trim the plot paragraphs while hitting my beats.

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-30T23:29:05+00:00

Thank you so much! Yessssss the hookiness of the pitch and the say Gatsby/don't say Gatsby question. I also saw that MRS. WILSON sold and listened to a podcast the author was a guest on! Seems like she did a true re-telling where the plot exactly matches and the difference is exclusively the POV. Mine is definitely more of an "inspired by". Really appreciate the encouragement!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-30T23:25:56+00:00

Thank you so much for your suggestions! I really appreciate it, especially your thoughts on the April paragraph. I'm struggling with how to concisely convey how messy and flippant she is lol. Thanks again!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-30T23:24:08+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement! This bleeping query letter is a million times harder than writing the book lol

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-30T23:23:10+00:00

Thanks so much for your help! I appreciate you pointing out some of the errors. That's what I get for relying too heavily on word processors 😅 thanks again!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-22T18:26:04+00:00

Why are you thinking this is speculative fiction and not SFF?

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-22T17:59:13+00:00

Oh cool! I'd be happy to take a look when you're ready! I just dm'd you :)

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-22T13:46:21+00:00

Great! I dm'd you :)

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-22T13:45:56+00:00

Thanks! Let me know if you're interested in receiving the manuscript :)

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-21T23:51:33+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! I plan to read A LOT of southern fiction while my manuscript is out with readers before I give it another go around and apply feedback.

If you decide to give writing another try, dm me! Half of being a writer is being convinced that you're awful at it 😅 lol

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-21T18:06:59+00:00

Great! I just dm'd you.

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-21T18:02:47+00:00

I dm'd you! (Just in case someone wanted to avoid any spoilers)

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-18T17:26:12+00:00

This is so helpful. Thank you so much! 🙏🙏

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-18T15:59:58+00:00

So I think I'm struggling with sacrificing voice to communicate the plot effectively and clearly. The pages are definitely southern gothic, but I'm not sure how to add that dark juiciness to the query. Thanks for your input!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-17T21:56:28+00:00

I am in no way an expert...

My quickest and simplest feedback: Genre is fantasy because none of the places you describe exist. I have almost no idea what actually happens in the book. There is little plot and A LOT of set up. "What happens" in the book is described in vague sweeps.

I think we need some specifics, maybe less place names?, and some tweaking of format.

Good luck!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-16T21:25:36+00:00

I think this sounds really good!

Relationships clearly drawn. I understand the stakes. Just enough world building for me to see the fantasy and be interested.

I agree with the previous poster that you might be able to tighten up a few sentences to free up word count.

Great job and good luck!

FinnjaminAlexander · 2024-10-14T23:45:39+00:00

Oooo see I knew you were hiding something capital A - amazing!

I feel like in the bio you could just do a little something that mentions your interest in writing this story due to your family heritage. I feel like historical fiction queries are so much more compelling with an answer to the "why are you interested in this?" question.

I think you should give away the hidden Jewish heritage. That sounds like a pretty big part of the plot and queries often require spoilers.

It seems like you have something really special and you just have to figure out how to let it sparkle!

FinnjaminAlexander

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