Unignorable: A Live Query Workshop for Stories That Break the Mold
You don’t need to strip your story of its soul to get agent interest. You need a query that makes people feel something. Unignorable is a live workshop for writers with bold, voicey, emotionally rich stories (and the pitch letters that often don’t fit into an easy formula).
If you’ve ever been told your book is too weird, too quiet, too much, or too hard to sell, this is for you.
You're not imagining it—querying in 2025 comes with more pressure, more sameness, and more silence than ever.
What You’re Up Against (And What We’ll Tackle)
✦ Trend Fatigue: We’ll explore how to position your book when it’s not a trope-machine (and how to stop pretending it is).
✦ Genre-bending and Category-defying Stories: We’ll show you how to pitch stories that live in the margin (and why it’s not a liability).
✦ The Pressure to Perform Identity: We’ll talk about writing queries that honor your identity (without turning your voice into a marketing angle).
In this workshop, we’ll unpack:
✦ The 3 things your query must prove, and how to do it without selling out
✦ How to pitch a story that doesn’t follow genre or trend conventions
✦ Why agents stop reading, and how to make them keep going
✦ How to clarify tone and emotional stakes so your story lands
✦ How to revise your query using voice, tension, and truth
✦ What “unignorable” really means, and how to get there
What You’ll Get
90-minute Zoom workshop
Real-time breakdowns of actual queries (submit yours when you register + I’ll choose two to workshop live!)
Honest Q&A space where no question is too small
Replay access
When
SESSION A: Thursday, July 24 at 3pm pacific / 6pm eastern Only the replay is now available.
SESSION B: Saturday, July 26 at 11am pacific / 2pm eastern
Ready to make your query unignorable?
Grab your spot below, then show up with your weird, voicey, beautiful book. You’ll get access to both live sessions—come to whichever one works best for you (or both!) Replay included either way.
This workshop is pay-what-you-can because I believe that powerful stories shouldn’t be gatekept by a price point.
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Want More Support?
The live workshop is packed with guidance, but if you want hands-on feedback or a deeper conversation about your submission strategy, these limited add-ons are for you.
Spots are limited to protect my time and your experience. First come, first served.
Attend Unignorable, take what you learn to draft or revise your query, and submit it to me by August 15 for a thoughtful, pro-level critique. You’ll get everything you need to confidently pitch your story, with the safety net of expert feedback after.
Normally, I only offer query support inside high-touch coaching containers. But for this workshop, I’m opening a rare one-off opportunity to get professional feedback without the big package commitment.
You’ll receive a professional edit that doesn’t flatten your voice or make you play it safe. Includes in-line comments on your query letter for clarity, structure, and emotional resonance.
Submit your query by: August 15, 2025
You’ll receive your critique by: September 1, 2025
This is for you if:
You want to know if your query is working (or why it’s not).
You’re tired of contradictory advice and want focused feedback from someone who edits query-ready books for a living.
You don’t want to lose your voice or over-sanitize just to “follow the rules.”
Here’s What to Know Before Claiming Your Spot:
All critique purchases are final. No refunds will be issued once a spot is claimed. These offerings are intentionally limited and time-bound to protect both your energy and mine. Please submit materials by the listed deadlines and schedule any 1:1 strategy sessions by October 15, 2025. If you’re unable to meet the timeline, I’ll do my best to accommodate, but I can’t guarantee rescheduling after that date.
Want the chance to revise your query and get another round of eyes on it? This two-pass option gives you deeper support, more clarity, and the chance to apply feedback and fine-tune your pitch before sending it out.
You'll receive thoughtful, professional feedback twice: Once on your first draft and again after you've had a chance to revise. Includes in-line comments on both drafts for clarity, structure, and emotional resonance, plus short summary notes each round.
Submit your first draft by: August 15, 2025
Receive your first critique by: September 1, 2025
Submit your revised query by: September 15, 2025
Receive your second critique by: October 1, 2025
This is for you if:
You’re ready to dig deep and make your query sing (but don’t want to do it alone).
You want a second opinion after applying notes (not just a one-and-done read).
You’re gearing up to query this fall (and want to feel unshakably confident).
Here’s What to Know Before Claiming Your Spot:
All critique purchases are final. No refunds will be issued once a spot is claimed. These offerings are intentionally limited and time-bound to protect both your energy and mine. Please submit materials by the listed deadlines and schedule any 1:1 strategy sessions by October 15, 2025. If you’re unable to meet the timeline, I’ll do my best to accommodate, but I can’t guarantee rescheduling after that date.
Your query gets them interested. Your first chapter seal the deal.
You’ll get a deep, professional edit on your novel’s first chapter—with thoughtful in-line comments focused on clarity, emotional impact, and narrative momentum. I’ll also take a look at your synopsis and query letter (even if it’s messy!) so I can offer feedback not just on how the chapter reads, but whether it’s even the right place to begin.
You’ll receive:
In-line comments on your first chapter
Narrative guidance on your pages based on your synopsis and query letter
Suggestions for sharpening tension, voice, and worldbuilding early
Submit your pages by: August 15, 2025
Receive your critique by: September 1, 2025
This is for you if:
You’ve got a solid query, but your pages aren’t landing the way you want them to
You want to make sure your opening matches the story you’re pitching
You’re tired of vague critique and want honest, actionable insight from someone who knows what makes agents keep reading
Here’s What to Know Before Claiming Your Spot:
All critique purchases are final. No refunds will be issued once a spot is claimed. These offerings are intentionally limited and time-bound to protect both your energy and mine. Please submit materials by the listed deadlines and schedule any 1:1 strategy sessions by October 15, 2025. If you’re unable to meet the timeline, I’ll do my best to accommodate, but I can’t guarantee rescheduling after that date.
Your opening pages are doing a lot of heavy lifting. They have to carry your voice, your tone, your world, all while convincing someone they’re in good hands.
This two-pass critique gives you professional feedback on your first chapter, space to revise, and a second round of eyes on the result. You’ll get clarity not just on what’s working or missing, but whether your revision actually lands.
This option is designed for writers who want their opening chapter to truly deliver—on voice, tension, and story promise.
You’ll receive:
In-line comments on your first chapter
Narrative guidance based on your synopsis and query letter
Suggestions for tension, voice, and worldbuilding
A second round of feedback after you revise
Submit first pages by: August 15, 2025
Receive first critique by: September 1, 2025
Submit revised pages by: September 15, 2025
Receive final critique by: October 1, 2025
This is for you if:
You know your story is strong, but you’re not sure your opening’s pulling its weight
You want clear, honest feedback you can trust, and the chance to prove you can revise
You’re tired of getting vague passes and ready to make every page earn its place
Here’s What to Know Before Claiming Your Spot:
All critique purchases are final. No refunds will be issued once a spot is claimed. These offerings are intentionally limited and time-bound to protect both your energy and mine. Please submit materials by the listed deadlines and schedule any 1:1 strategy sessions by October 15, 2025. If you’re unable to meet the timeline, I’ll do my best to accommodate, but I can’t guarantee rescheduling after that date.
Meet your host
Hi, I’m Tiffany Grimes
Pronouns: she/they
I help writers shape emotionally resonant, genre-bending stories that actually connect—with agents, with readers, and most importantly, with themselves.
I’ve coached hundreds of writers through the query trenches, and if there’s one thing I know, it’s this: the best stories don’t always play by the rules. That’s why Unignorable exists. I created this space for the weird, voicey, hard-to-pin-down books that deserve a damn good shot.
You don’t need to contort your story to fit a trend. You just need to tell the truth of it. Let’s get you there.
Querying is brutal
You second-guess every word, wonder if your book even makes sense anymore, and start to believe the silence means something about you.
This workshop won’t fix the industry. But it will give you clarity, momentum, and language that feels like you.
Join us live. Get what you need. Let’s make your query unignorable.