Forum: Query Letters

Dear ………. (specific name), I write you because you represented (Title, author)…… and my book is about this subject too. BULGARIA IN EU: A MATCH...

I've removed the sentence about the book being edited by a native speaker and I've made other changes. I worry, though, that an agent will judge the...

Gentle readers While I try to digest a Protagonist POV for ST. JOHNS I offer you an older book I had written. King Securities problems were...

I'm submitting a pitch for a writing contest and entering it in the YA category. I'm not sure how different a 'pitch' is from a query, but I think...

Gentle readers Justin Thomas is sure he knows who the killer is. His employee, though almost in a trauma induced coma, pointed him out with a...

This is the meat of my query letter because I don't want to bore you with my limited credentials. Any help is greatly appreciated. A Nation...

I enjoyed the bites of the Query Shark. But, alas, she does not do nonfiction queries. I read whole books on the subject - Noah Lukeman’s How to...

Dear gentle readers When Bobby Cundiff saw the pickup truck climb the berm, he knew where it was coming from and that he needed to do something....

With this being my first time writing summary for a query I was wondering if I could get some feedback. Fighting a war as a member of a special...

Hey y'all Long time no smell! I'm so glad I saw Keith here, and he gave this advice: I want to query a very specific, relatively large...

Dear Agent, I would like to offer a semi-autobiographical novel for your consideration. With Ivy League dreams and a unique naivety, Justin and...

This isn't exactly about querying, but if you're trying to access an agent's site and can't get through, it may be registered via GoDaddy. GoDaddy...

Two versions, one letter. Please tell me what hits you, either way, with either one. Thanks very much. My husband had an idea. Heck, he even had...

Hi all, is this a good query? In the past all my queries were apparently not what agents like and I never knew it, until I read some sample queries...

Two versions, one letter. Please tell me what hits you, either way, with either one. Thanks very much. My husband had an idea. Heck, he even had...

Well, you could knock me down with a feather!! Saw another envelope on my mat that I had addressed, so I *knew* it was a "thanks but no thanks" to...

It needs major work done to it. Help? Hello, I am seeking representation for my novel, MONSTER'S WORLD. The genres it includes range from...

Forever is a completed 76,000 word fantasy/historical fiction novel. There’s stalking, seduction and death and that’s just the first chapter. It...