Writing a 50,000
word novel: easy peasy (Well, not exactly).
Writing a one page query letter: Impossible.
Anyone else feel
this way? Have you spent hours and hours
perfecting your query letter, only to get feedback that it’s boring or too much
like a summary or too gimmicky?
Yeah, it happens to
the best of us.
I’d say don’t stress
about it, but your query letter might be your only chance to make a first
impression for agents.
So do we panic now?
Of course not (Okay
maybe a little).
I’ve started a new
yahoo group to help with the querying process. Basically, it’s a bunch of
people serious about their query letters and serious about helping others with
their query letters.
While we might not
have any query experts, we have eyes. Eyes to see and evaluate queries. We have
several people set up to be mock agents. (You can sign up to be one too!)
Basically, you send your query package to them and they evaluate it. It’s sort
of like sending it to a real agent, but
a.
none of our mock agents can represent your work
and
b.
the mock
agents give feedback.
Here’s the link:
Join us!
