Query Letter Survival Guide: 40 Answers to 20 Questions About This Vital Writing Skill

You know what's not fair? The skills you need to sell your book are different from the skills you need to write it. That's why so many mediocre books go on to be bestsellers while really fine works languish in obscurity, practically unread. But there's good news! Those new skills aren't hard to learn. Writing a query letter is easier than writing your book, once you understand how. Query Letter Survival Guide shows you how in simple, easy to follow, jargon-free question-and-answer format. You'll learn... How to format a killer query letter What rookie mistakes to avoid How to find the best information about who you're querying Why agents and editors have so little time, and what to do about it How to track your queries Query Letter Survival Guide is part of the Write Like Hell Q&A series, where veteran freelancer, author, and speaker Jason Brick answers the questions he wishes he'd known to ask when he started his career.