Saskatoon Literary Agency Query Tips

A few tips on writing queries:
1. Get my attention with the plot, the characters, the language.
2. Keep it short and precise, but leave nothing out.
3. Treat a query as if it is the most important letter of your life. Read it over a dozen times before sending it.
4. Study dust jackets of books you like. Mimic the style of the description featured there.
5. Plot, plot, plot. I'm not interested if I don't know what's going on. Neither are your readers.
6. Finish your book before you query.
7. I ask to see lots of manuscripts. If you're not ready to submit it for review, don't query.

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