Summary: <p>Science Fiction Author Mike Chen joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss resurrecting shelved novels, querying transitioning from paper to digital, going to acquisitions five times in 20 months, releasing a pandemic book just before a pandemic started, acquisitions nerves, drafting in layers, and getting better with every attempt. ✦</p> <p>Mike Chen is the author of We Could Be Heroes, Here And Now And Then, and A Beginning At The End. He has contributed to Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View and covered geek culture for sites such as Tor.com, The Mary Sue, and StarTrek.com. In previous lives, he has been a musician, DJ, aerospace engineer, and credentialed NHL reporter. Mike lives in the Bay Area with his wife, daughter, and rescue animals. ✦</p> <p>Mike: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b264IX7ckfp92o_LP1L5WoBrrP4N8tYjrK_-kkAUqi4/edit?usp=sharing"><u>Query</u></a> | <a href="http://www.mikechenbooks.com/"><u>Website</u></a> | <a href="https://www.twitter.com/mikechenwriter"><u>Twitter</u></a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3D0VXLH"><u>Amazon</u></a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1209/9780778311317"><u>Bookshop</u></a> | <a href="http://libro.fm/referral?isbn=9781488205606&rf_code=lfm164099"><u>Libro FM</u></a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780778388289?aff=72724"><u>IndieBound</u></a> ✦</p> <p>Links from Mike:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://mikechenwriter.medium.com/from-submission-to-acquisition-what-happens-after-you-get-a-literary-agent-c5c44688a5a0" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">What Happens After You Get a Literary Agent</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mikechenbooks.com/2018/07/a-look-at-here-and-now-and-thens-query-letter-to-support-keepfamiliestogether/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">An In-Depth Look at His Query Letter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mikechenbooks.com/2017/11/how-i-got-my-book-deal-for-here-and-now-and-then/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A Post About His Book Deal</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://sarahnicolas.com/queries-qualms-quirks/"><u>QQQ Home Base</u></a> | <a href="https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive"><u>Support on Patreon</u></a> ✦</p> <p>If links aren't clickable, find them here: <a href="https://bit.ly/qqqmikechen"><u>https://bit.ly/qqqmikechen</u></a></p>
