Business cards for writers3/3/2024 You don't need it in your query, but it's perfect for your biz card. This is why you work on getting a good log line. ![]() Your name, your email, your website, maybe your phone number. Your cards don't need to be fancy at all. You'll probably be changing the description of your novel, or even the novel you're describing. ![]() So, if you're getting cards, don't buy 500. That's one smart cookie.(And yes Colleen, I'm talking about you!) When her query came in (I hadn't gotten around to pinging either!) I recognized her name and her book. I hung on to the card intending to ping and remind her to query. When I sorted through all the stuff I collected at the conference I didn't recognize her name. She realized, as I now do, I'm more likely to remember your book than your name. She put three lines outlining the premise of the novel on the back of her card. I learned this from a VERY savvy writer at the recent Writers Digest conference. So, yes, get business cards, cause as soon as I say "I never ask for cards" I'll want to ask for yours. ![]() So now, sometimes, a FEW times, when I think a project has promise I ask the writer for a card. But I've cottoned on to your woodland creature ways (failing to query when asked, doubting my sincerity in asking).
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