Query letter
by Wen Spencer
Ahhh, the query letter.
Source of much confusion and frustration.
People get worked up over how hard this seems, but really, if you sell the book,
this is just the beginning.
Everyone you talk to, every place that want details...
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Query letter
by Wen Spencer
Ahhh, the query letter.
Source of much confusion and frustration.
People get worked up over how hard this seems, but really, if you sell the book,
this is just the beginning.
Everyone you talk to, every place that want details on your
book is going to want you to keep it short.
The query is just a selling tool -- think of it as a movie trailer.
Just enough to grab.
And yes, really do try to keep it under one page.
Whatever you do, don t ignore 1 inch margins all around in the effort to fit as
much as possible on the page.
Generally what you need in a query letter is only this:
Dear Editor (call if you don t know their name and make sure you spell it right!)
I have written a science fiction/fantasy/mystery/romance/etc (pick one -- and it
better be one that this editor publishes) novel of xx,xxxx words.
(Word count shows them
if fits their required range.
A science fiction novel falls around 100,000.
Mysteries and
Romances are often much shorter.
)
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