This is as much for my benefit as anyone else. Michael Hyatt posted a blog article–I don’t know when–listing literary agents who represent Christians. Not all the agents on the list are themselves Christians,...
Some writers like to start their queries with the title/word count/genre paragraph (what I call the “housekeeping” paragraph). I believe I mentioned before, when discussing the opening address, that I prefer to leave this...
I don’t know if that’s what this part of the query letter is officially called, but let’s call it that for now. It’s the part between the “Dear [Agent]” and the word count, genre,...
So, you’re ready to write your query. Where to begin? Do you put your address information? Do you put the agent’s address information? How do you write the salutation? Here’s what I have learned,...
Literary Agent Rachelle Gardner is offering people who join her site and/or “like” her on Facebook one of two prizes: either a $20 Amazon Gift Card, or a free query critique and 20-minute follow-up...
All this talk about querying and agents (okay, two posts so far) may have left you wondering, why bother with an agent anyway? Can’t I just take my precious manuscript directly to a publisher,...
Let’s start by saying what a query is not. It is not a proposal. A proposal is typically for a non-fiction work. Say, for example, you have a great idea for a book, “Speaking...
I have completed a couple of novels, but I have yet to submit a query (this won’t be true for long, Lord willing). Why, then, do I think I have anything useful to say...
