First, I'll introduce the query letter formula, and then I'll show you exactly how to rock each section. Section oneshould do two things. It should demonstrate that you’re a savvy professional pitching this particular literary agent for a reason. (I’ll tell youhowto personalize your open...
Now, before we get started, if you’ve noticed there’s lots of conflicting information out there about how to write an effective query letter. I’m going to separate the good advice from the bad advice for you. I’m also going to show you why successful authors, literary agents, and ...
Everything you need to craft a great query letter is in this post. Whether you’re selling your first novel or you have decades of writing experience, this guide will help you avoid the slush pile and secure a bona fide literary agent. In this article, you will learn: Why a query lett...
To fulfill your dreams of traditional publishing, you must create one amazing query letter. Here is a winning strategy for the perfect query.
A query letter is your sales pitch to the editor or literary agent of your choice. It’s the equivalent of a golden key, the Yellow Brick Road, and a foot in the door of the publishing industry. Before you begin your quest for the perfect query letter, you must find the perfect agent...
Why is getting a query letter reviewfrom a professionalso much better than, say, having a friend read it over? Well, you’ll be able to work with an editor who’s actually been an acquiring editor for a publisher,or maybe evenan agent themselves. This insider industry knowledge can be ...
Rachelle Gardner’s page on queries, for instance, includes tips like not asking her to click a link. […] How To Find a Good Literary Agent | Fantasy Scroll on September 13, 2012 at 10:32 PM […] http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/08/how-to-write-a-query-letter/ […...
about how helpful it is to mention in a pitch or a letter what bestseller one’s opus most resembles. Listen: fads fade fast. (And Sally sells seashells by the seashore, if you’d like another tongue-twister.) Even after a writer signs with an agent, it takes time to market a book...
For a query letter hook, this can be desirable. It creates some tension and invites the agent or publisher to keep reading. Normally, the hook or logline belongs at the very top of the query letter. But then what? Do you fill in the blanks with the rest of the letter? (Check out ...
This letter comes in at under 380 words, but checks all the boxesanddemonstrates that the author can write well, which every query should aim to do. After all, if the agent or editor doesn’t think you can write a compelling letter, why would they think that your book's any better?