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Good Query Letters |
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According to agentquery.com, a good query letter should have three simple paragraphs: 1. The hook or headline (a one-sentence teaser that gets the agent's attention). 2. A mini-synopsis (stuffing your 250 page book into a 150 word paragraph). 3. Your mini-biography (a short paragraph about your writing experience and why you wrote this book). Remember: One page only! It has a single goal: to get an agent to respond to you. Another example and simple breakdown of a good query letter is found at sfwa.org. There is no "one-size-fits-all" query letter. Non-fiction queries differ from fiction. Different agents have different requirements. Pay strict attention to an agent's guidelines for queries. Only supply what each agent asks for—nothing more; nothing less. And remember, no more than one page. Short and sweet and to the point describes the perfect (one-page) query letter. KEEP IN MIND: Securing an agent/landing a book deal is very difficult. If you don't have any success, don't be afraid to self-publish. It won't keep you from attracting the attention of a traditional publisher if he sees your book selling well. It happened to a friend of mine. If your book has enough sales, you should consider You are on the Good Query Letters page. Updated September 28,2024 |