Writing a Query Letter
From choosing comps to constructing a plot summary, this webinar covers everything you need to know before sending your query to literary agents.
What You’ll Learn
Agents are looking for specific things from the query letters they read—such as condensed information and helpful comp titles. This webinar walks you through what agents are looking for and how to leave an impression simply by following guidelines.
How to structure a query letter
The purpose of comp titles has changed over the years. I go into what agents use comp titles for and how to select fitting novels similar to yours in order to make your query letter stand out.
What makes a good comp title
This webinar goes over each section of a query letter in detail, including the metadata paragraph, plot summary, and author bio. A query letter should be short, easy to digest, and include everything an agent needs to know about your novel—it can be tough to condense all that into a few paragraphs, but I’ve got tips on how to do it.
What agents expect
In this webinar, I edit a sample query letter in real-time so that you can see how to take a query letter draft from terrible to great.
Common mistakes querying writers make
About the Webinar
Fiction writers. Nonfiction query letters are a little different; this webinar is geared toward novel writers.
Writers interested in traditional publishing. If you want to query literary agents or editors, this webinar is for you.
Purchasing the webinar will give you access to the hour-long video, and you can also download the presentation slides, a glossary for querying writers, successful query letter examples, ideas on where to find comp titles, and a query letter template.
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