Unignorable: A Live Query Workshop for Stories That Break the Mold
Welcome!
Whether you joined us live or are just catching the replay, this space is for you! This workshop was built for stories like yours—bold, layered, emotionally rich.
A huge thank you to those who came live: your generosity, curiosity, and thoughtful feedback made the space feel deeply collaborative. And it made all the difference.
Below you’ll find both session recordings, the downloadable workbook, links mentioned in the sessions, and options for next steps if you’re in need of deeper support. Rewatch as needed. Return when you need reminding: your story is allowed to be as complicated, voicey, or quiet as it wants to be.
Love,
Tiffany
What We Covered:
✦ 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).
As well as…
✦ 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
+ We also critiqued two query letters live in each session (four total!), so you can see exactly how to apply these strategies in real time.
Ready to make your query unignorable?
SESSION A - THURSDAY
SESSION B - SATURDAY
Here are the links I shared during the workshop:
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.
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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.