Should I use Substack or traditional query letters to independent literary agents to build an audience for my serialized fiction as a recent grad?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Should I use Substack or traditional query letters to independent literary agents to build an audience for my serialized fiction as a recent grad?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Substack serialized fiction authors audience publishing traditional literary agent querying advice unpublished novel serialization rights agent guidelinesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
literary agents querying previously published online fiction serialization rights unpublished work adviceGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Substack serialized fiction authors audience publishing traditional literary agent querying advice unpublished novel serialization rights agent guidelines Google ↗
literary agents querying previously published online fiction serialization rights unpublished work advice Google ↗
- How to Write a Query Letter That Gets Manuscript Requests · janefriedman.com
- How to Land an Agent for a Self-Published Book · janefriedman.com
- LITERARY AGENTS - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association · sfwa.org
- The Conflicting Advice You'll Receive on Query Letters · janefriedman.com
- Books, Substack-ified · www2.publishersweekly.com
- Serializing Your Novel on Substack · booklife.com
- Serialized Fiction: How Authors Are Using The Format · authorsguild.org
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substack serialized fiction authors audience publishing traditional literary agent querying advice unpublished novel serialization rights agent guidelines OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
literary agents querying previously published online fiction serialization rights unpublished work advice OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |