
How to Write a Query Letter
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Are You Up for the Challenge?
- Mastering the Art of Querying
- Chapter 1: Coming Up with Ideas for Your Query Letters
- Write What You Know
- Draw From Your Personal Experience
- Read, Read, Read
- Eavesdrop and Observe
- Current Events
- Regional and Seasonal
- Friends and Colleagues
- Interviews and Life Stories
- Conferences, Conventions, and Trade Shows
- Networking Events, Clubs, and Associations
- Variations on a Single Topic
- Researching Your Query Ideas
- Chapter 2: Pursing the Attainable Dream of Getting Published
- Why All the Fuss Over Query Letters?
- Research Before Jumping in With Both Feet
- Know Your Rights
- Query Letter Scams to Avoid
- Chapter 3: Where to Sell What You Write
- Knowing Your Market Options
- Pursing International Markets
- Chapter 4: Query Letter Modus Operandi
- Deciphering Writer's Guidelines
- Adding Creativity to Your Query Letters
- What Else to Include With Your Query
- Chapter 5: Query Letters, Compared and Contrasted
- Components of the Article Query
- Components of the Newspaper Query
- Components of the Nonfiction Book Query
- Components of the Novel Query
- Chapter 6: Query Letter Basic Training
- What Editors Really Think of Queries
- Five Things That Can Impress the Editor
- The Devil is in the Details
- Chapter 7: The Anatomy of the Query Letter
- Greetings and Salutations
- Make It a Good Closer
- Five Core Sections of a Query Letter
- Tailored for Success
- Chapter 8: Refining Your Query Letter Before Submission
- Make a Lasting Impression
- A Touch of Professionalism
- Edit, then Edit Some More
- The Winning Edge
- Formatting Your Query Letter
- Special Formatting for E-mail Queries
- Chapter 9: How Not to Write a Query Letter
- Top Ten Things to Avoid When Querying
- Things That Infuriate the Editor
- Chapter 10: Querying a Literary Agent for Representation
- Why You Might Need a Literary Agent
- Advantages of Hiring a Literary Agent
- Where to Find Reputable Agents
- Proceed with Caution When Looking for Agents
- Developing a Good Working Relationship with Your Agent
- Chapter 11: Submitting Your Query
- Planning Your Submission Strategy
- Schedule Time to Write Your Queries
- Query Submission Tracking Tools
- The Submission Checklist
- Chapter 12: When Query Letters Are Not Required
- Scenario 1: You Have Established a Rapport With Your Editor
- Scenario 2: The Publication Guidelines State "No Query"
- Scenario 3: Submitting to an Online, Small-Readership Publication
- Scenario 4: Submitting Short, Out-of-the-Ordinary Pieces
- Scenario 5: The Publisher Wants a Book Proposal Instead
- Query Letter Anomalies
- Chapter 13: What to Do While You Wait
- Follow-Up Is Essential
- Write and Send More Queries
- Handle Rejections Professionally
- Other Relevant Correspondence
- Chapter 14: You Have Landed the Assignment. Now What?
- Responding to an Acceptance Letter
- Time to Celebrate! But Now the Work Begins
- Be Responsive and Open
- Meeting Deadlines is a Must
- Getting Paid
- How to Turn Down an Assignment Tactfully
- Some Parting Thoughts on Querying
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: Writers' Associations
- Appendix B: Writers' Resources
- Appendix C: Successful Query Letters and Synopses
- Appendix D: Successful Book Proposal
- Appendix E: Sample Revised Pages
- Glossary: Letter Writing and Publishing Terminology
- Author Biography
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