How To Get Published With Destiny Salter: Recent Episodes
Destiny Salter
Have you been wondering how you can break into the traditional publishing industry? What agents are looking for in queries? The best and fastest way to be showered in full manuscript requests, and secure that dream agent or book deal ASAP? You’ve come to the right place. I’ve been a story coach and editor for over six years and am an expert on teaching people how to write a memorable, powerful novel without getting stuck, lost, or losing track of where your story is heading and the secrets to getting your foot in the door of traditional publishing. I’ve been mentored by NYT bestselling authors, am an award-winning writer myself, and I’ve worked at some of the top literary agencies in NYC. I have the rare experience of being on both sides of the agent’s desk, and can tell you the needle-moving strategies to skyrocket your author career. In this podcast I’ll be covering…Query Letters…Publishing Secrets…Self-publishing vs. Traditional Publishing…Character Development…Propulsive Plot Structure…Theme…Pacing…Tension…Show vs. Tell…And more!Feel free to join my free Facebook group for more training: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakintopublishing
Particularly post-pandemic, agents have gone from taking an average of two months to get back to authors to 4-6+ months. It’s gotten a bit ridiculous. I did a little experiment, where I did two very specific things to see if they would get me query responses faster…and I was BLOWN AWAY by the results.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- The 2 Specific Things That Will Get You Query Responses 4x Faster
- How to Win the Traditional Publishing Game
- The Psychology of a Literary Agent
And more!
Ever wonder why some manuscripts drown in rejections while others are showered in full manuscript requests? What is it exactly that agents are looking for in a good query? The reason some manuscripts get agent contracts and others don’t comes down to a handful of specific things that apply regardless of the genre of your novel. Things I only know from working at literary agencies firsthand...
In this episode I break down:
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The Top 3 Things Agents Are Looking For In Queries
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The Secret to Making Your Query Memorable
- 3 Things You Need to Knock Your Sample Pages Out of the Park
Most character creation advice on the internet is absolutely useless. Coming up with your character’s appearance or favorite food won’t do a thing to help you bring them to life on the page. There are a few things that absolutely make or break whether your character will be sympathetic and engage the reader, or whether they will come across as about as three-dimensional as a piece of cardboard. There are 3 needle-moving elements that make a HUGE difference for both you as the writer and the reader…
In this episode I teach:
- Why Writing Great Characters Starts With Understanding Their Psychology
- The Shortcut to Writing Compelling Characters in Less Than 15 Minutes
- How to Discover What Drives Your Character
And more!