Writing a Query Letter: Some Basics
A common question we receive is how to write a query letter. For most authors, a query letter causes more sleepless nights than writing and editing the actual manuscript, second only to writing a 200 word blurb. The best way to view a query letter is to see it as a job cover letter for your story. In a cover letter, you want to introduce yourself, tell the potential employer why they should hire you, and what skills will you bring to the organization. If you apply that idea to writing a query letter it would look something like this … Continue reading


