SiteCrazy Query
I found on my hard drive a folder called “Queries in Progress.” Thinking there might be a few salvageable ideas in there, I read through all the forgotten queries. At the end of one from 2002, lacking a real conclusion, I had written:
I have near-godlike powers, and should be given this assignment without hesitation.
I am so tempted to use this in an actual query. I already have “My editors think I’m swell” on my business cards and “Making editors smile since 1997″ in my sig line, and editors have complimented me on these blurbs.
If I wrote a demented query with crayon on cocktail napkins, I can see such a conclusion coming off as wackadoo. But if I back a compelling query up with solid clips, would this ending result in a chuckle — and an assignment?
I’m still figuring out whether to take the risk…I’ll let you know if I do it, and what the result is! [lf]
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Derek
Said this on January 13th, 2008 at 7:54pm:I’m one of those crazy characters that pulls this kind of stuff all the time. It doesn’t always work out. Bosses will sometimes think that you’re not a serious enough person for the job, or they feel you don’t have a real pride in your work. Of course, they’re wrong. The one thing I can vouch for in certainty, is that when someone DOES eventually call, it’s a work relationship that starts solid and lasts.
Star
Said this on January 14th, 2008 at 12:42pm:I do a similar thing sometimes….I write a followup to the query with a
nutty subject line, such as “Ouch, hitting that spam filter hurt,” or “How could
you possibly have resisted?” I say–let’s find the editors with a sense of humor!
Moose in the Kitchen
Said this on January 14th, 2008 at 11:15pm:I would do it in a second. Then I might panic and try to wrench my email back out of cyberspace. But, in the end, I think it’s always best to work with an editor who’s compatible. Besides, god-like powers are nothing to sneeze at.
piper
Said this on January 15th, 2008 at 8:28am:If it fits the tone of the pub, why not? It made *me* (non-editor) laugh out loud, but then, I often remind my dog that *I* have god-like powers, in order to maintain the correct balance of power.
You probably don’t want querying advice from me…
I talk to my dog.
kristen
Said this on January 16th, 2008 at 10:36pm:Oh that is funny! How cool to see how much we grow, eh?