Query Letters

There are few things in writing more dreaded than the query letter, but it's an effective tool for both writing and selling your novel. Here are some articles to make the process easier.

A sampling of articles on query letters

• Query Me This: How to Write a Query
• Query, Ho! The Anatomy of a Query
• The Hunt is On! How to Find an Agent
• Writing a Selling Query or Pitch in Four Easy Steps
• Getting Personal: Personalizing Your Query
• Wait! Don't Query Too Soon
• Do Mistakes in Our Submissions Hurt Us?
• What's it About? Better Queries Through Movie Trailers
• Testing...Testing...is This Query On? Diagnosing Problem Stories
• What Your Query Says About Your Book
• Query Week: Step One. What the Heck Do I Say?
• Query Week: Step Two: Now, How Do I Make This Sound Better?
• Query Week: Step Three. The Rewrite
• Query Week: Step Four. Clarifying the Good Stuff
• Query Week: Step Five. The Polish. Query Volunteer #1
• Query Week: Step Five. The Polish. Query Volunteer #2
• Your Writing Questions Answered: The Query and Submission Round-Up
• A Q&A With Nelson Literary Agency's Anita Mumm
• Query First? The Query as a Plotting Tool

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