Has Anything Changed Since 1982?

Let's Find Out!

Hi friends,

The little free library near me offered up a gem of a book this week.

I absolutely LOVE old books about writing and publishing and this, published in 1982 by Harper & Row (Harper as in HarperCollins), written by once-married science fiction authors Stephen Goldin and Kathleen Sky, did not disappoint. (My research did not reveal any relation between Stephen and Frances Goldin, activist and literary agent.)

They don’t make author photos like this anymore.

Here’s what Goldin and Sky had to say about query letters: