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query writing
Write My Query
Psst: Novelists – Steal These Screenwriting Secrets! Part 3 Query Letters
By Barri Evins
Sep 29, 2019
Publishing Insights
How to Write Successful Queries for Any Genre of Writing
By Robert Lee Brewer
Sep 16, 2019
Write My Query
Thinking Outside the Books: Write Your Query Letter First
By Scott Wilson
May 3, 2019
Publishing Insights
The Marketing Perspective of Query Letters: Turning Your Query Into Agent Bait
By Cris Freese
Sep 22, 2017
Publishing Insights
Reflections on Rejections: How I Learned to Query by Working as a Lit Agency Reader
By Guest Column
Apr 6, 2017
Publishing Insights
How to Overcome Rejection by 200 Literary Agents (& Still Land a Book Deal)
By Guest Column
Feb 23, 2017
Publishing Insights
5 Tips for Querying & Choosing a Literary Agent
By Brianna Shrum
Feb 3, 2017
Publishing Insights
Agent Pet Peeves: Review These 34 Submission No-No's Before You Query
By Chuck Sambuchino
Dec 30, 2016
Publishing Insights
What To Know Before You Submit Your Writing: 28 Great Tips From Literary Agents for Writers
By Chuck Sambuchino
Dec 28, 2016
What's New
Word Count for Novels and Children's Books: The Definitive Post | How Long Should a Book Be?
By Chuck Sambuchino
Feb 5, 2021
Write My Query
How to Write the Perfect Query Letter
By Mary Kole
Mar 21, 2016
What's New
Successful Queries: Agent Sara Megibow and "The Weight of Zero"
By Chuck Sambuchino
Feb 29, 2016
What's New
Tips for Queriers: The Query, the Synopsis, and the First Page
By Chuck Sambuchino
Oct 21, 2015
What's New
Successful Queries: Agent Suzie Townsend and "A Death-Struck Year"
By Chuck Sambuchino
Jan 16, 2015
What's New
Successful Queries: Agent Kate Testerman and “Steering Toward Normal”
By Chuck Sambuchino
Oct 29, 2014
What's New
Successful Queries: Agent Barbara Poelle and "Untold Damage" (Mystery)
By Chuck Sambuchino
Apr 18, 2013
Travel Books
Successful Queries: Agent Alyssa Reuben and "Hidden Cities" (Memoir/Travel)
By Chuck Sambuchino
Mar 26, 2013
Write My Query
The 10 Dos and Don’ts of Writing a Query Letter
By Brian A. Klems
Jan 30, 2013
Publishing Insights
Successful Queries: Agent Roseanne Wells and "Dumbemployed"
By Chuck Sambuchino
Jun 22, 2011
Publishing Insights
Successful Queries: Agent Steven Malk and "The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic"
By Chuck Sambuchino
Jan 26, 2011
Get Published
How to Ensure 75% of Agents Will Request Your Material
By Marcus Sakey
Aug 16, 2010
Publishing Insights
Successful Queries: Agent Sharlene Martin and "You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again"
By Chuck Sambuchino
Mar 7, 2010
