Hey queriers! I'll be starting up the Agency Prospects series again in September. Summer is a notorious slow down time for querying because agents are taking vacations and doing rounds at conferences.
So instead, for fun and to keep up the querying ambiance, I give you MASH - the Publishing Version. I don't know if girls today still play this game. Probably not, since it requires two archaic tools: paper and a pencil or pen. MASH (mansion, apartment, shack, house) is a fortune-telling game where you create lists to determine where you'll live, who you'll marry, your career, how many children you'll have, etc. I came up with a new version. Want to play?
1) Get a piece of paper or open up a new word processing document. Pick a number between 2 and 20. Write this number in the upper right hand corner of your paper.
2) Now you'll begin to make the fortune-telling 'boxes'. Your first section should have these letters:
S I M A E
3) Your next box should be numbered from 1-6. Write 5 agent or agency names down, leaving one slot blank. (The blank slot can be anywhere in the list.)
4) For the third box, list five numbers between 0-300
5) The fourth box should have five numbers between 1-36
6) The fifth box should have the letters:
S M N
7) The sixth box should be numbered from 1-6. Write the names of 5 publishers leaving one slot blank. (The blank slot can be anywhere in the list.)
8) The seventh box should have these numbers:
0
5,000
10,000
50,000
100,000
9) In the eighth box, list four social media sites.
10) In the ninth box, list five major cities.
11) In the tenth box, list five countries (other than your own.)
12) In the eleventh box, list 5 objects having to do with your story.
13) In the twelfth box, list 4 colors.
14) The thirteenth box should list the numbers 1-5.
15) The fourteenth box should be numbered from 1-10.
Come back this afternoon for Pt. 2 where we'll finish the game.
So instead, for fun and to keep up the querying ambiance, I give you MASH - the Publishing Version. I don't know if girls today still play this game. Probably not, since it requires two archaic tools: paper and a pencil or pen. MASH (mansion, apartment, shack, house) is a fortune-telling game where you create lists to determine where you'll live, who you'll marry, your career, how many children you'll have, etc. I came up with a new version. Want to play?
1) Get a piece of paper or open up a new word processing document. Pick a number between 2 and 20. Write this number in the upper right hand corner of your paper.
2) Now you'll begin to make the fortune-telling 'boxes'. Your first section should have these letters:
S I M A E
3) Your next box should be numbered from 1-6. Write 5 agent or agency names down, leaving one slot blank. (The blank slot can be anywhere in the list.)
4) For the third box, list five numbers between 0-300
5) The fourth box should have five numbers between 1-36
6) The fifth box should have the letters:
S M N
7) The sixth box should be numbered from 1-6. Write the names of 5 publishers leaving one slot blank. (The blank slot can be anywhere in the list.)
8) The seventh box should have these numbers:
0
5,000
10,000
50,000
100,000
9) In the eighth box, list four social media sites.
10) In the ninth box, list five major cities.
11) In the tenth box, list five countries (other than your own.)
12) In the eleventh box, list 5 objects having to do with your story.
13) In the twelfth box, list 4 colors.
14) The thirteenth box should list the numbers 1-5.
15) The fourteenth box should be numbered from 1-10.
Come back this afternoon for Pt. 2 where we'll finish the game.
o/ Can I get a diagram?
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