How to Write a Standout Query Letter: PART FIVE

In this final part of my online course I cover: Example query letters - why they work or don’t work; why word counts are important; common FAQs on query letters and the submission process

It’s been the London Book Fair this week and I am back after a brilliant few days meeting co-agents and editors and pitching client books! It is also time to release the final installment of my five-part, five-week online course, How to Write a Standout Query Letter.

(The only photo I managed to take at the book fair this year…)

Buckle-up, people, this final installment will be a long one! In it, I am bringing together everything I have covered in earlier parts of the course and honing in on:

-Example query letters; why they work or don’t work

-Why word counts are important

-Common FAQs on query letters and the submission process, such as how many agents should I submit to and do agents take on self-published authors?

I am also inviting all paid subscribers to post one part of their query letter in the comments that they are least confident on. I’ve fed back on the elevator pitch and blurb already but perhaps you would like feedback on your comparison author lines or your ‘bio’ paragraph? Alternatively, you are welcome to ask me a question on query letters or the submission process instead!