How to Write a Great Query Letter:
Inside Tips & Techniques for Success
by Noah Lukeman
Many books have been written about the query letter. But few have been written by literary agents, who receive thousands of queries each year and who grapple with them on a daily basis. Even fewer books have been written by literary agents who are currently active, who are willing to write from the trenches and offer their perspective on why they reject query letters, and why they accept them.
New York literary agent Noah Lukeman, President of Lukeman Literary Management Ltd, has represented multiple New York Times bestsellers, winners of the Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award, National Book Award Finalists, and has written three critically-acclaimed books on the craft of writing (The First Five Pages, The Plot Thickens, and A Dash of Style). During his last 13 years as a literary agent he has read thousands of query letters and now, for the first time, he offers his insights on the query letter, sharing an insider’s perspective, giving insights and practical tips about what works and what doesn’t.
HOW TO WRITE A GREAT QUERY LETTER: INSIDER TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESS is a must-read for any writer serious about being published. Designed for writers of fiction and non-fiction, for screenwriters and poets, it speaks to a broad range of authors, offering principles that will help lead to success no matter what your craft. Practical, engaging, filled with exercises, anecdotes and sidebars, this 80 page e-book takes you on a journey, will transform your query letter from a document that could be rejected to a document that will make agents take you seriously.
HOW TO WRITE A GREAT QUERY LETTER includes:
· The 3 Paragraph Rule
· 3 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Your Plot Paragraph
· 4 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Your Author Bio
· Fiction Versus Non-Fiction (How a Query Letter Will Differ)
· Checklist: 30 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Query Letter
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–Natalie Jenner
Mr. Lukeman has made his e-book HOW TO WRITE A GREAT QUERY LETTER free, as a way to give back to the writing community. This file includes Mr. Lukeman’s two books HOW TO LAND (AND KEEP) A LITERARY AGENT and ASK A LITERARY AGENT, also free! Click here to download the free e-book as a PDF. If you prefer, you can also download on the etailers below.
Noah Lukeman’s other titles:
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