3 Killer Query Letter Openings that Got Agents (Real Examples!)
WORK WITH ME ON YOUR STORY https://www.alyssamatesic.com/inquire... GET A QUERY LETTER REVIEW https://www.queryacademy.com DOWNLOAD MY FREE STORY SELF-ASSESSMENT! https://www.alyssamatesic.com/#freebi... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIALS! Instagram: / alyssabookeditor Twitter: / alyssamatesic Tiktok: / alyssamatesic –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The purpose of the query letter is to pique agents’ interest — ideally from the very first sentence. But how do you write a query letter opening that is guaranteed to catch a literary agent’s attention? In this installment of my successful query letter series, I’m sharing three queries that landed top literary agents using very different approaches to their opening sentences. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MORE WRITING AND PUBLISHING ADVICE: Successful Query Letter Examples That Attracted Top Agents: • Successful Query Letter Examples That Attr... These Stellar Query Letters Got Agents: • These Stellar Query Letters Got Agents Top 5 Elements of a Successful Query Letter: • Top 5 Elements of a Successful Query Letter 3 KILLER EXAMPLES OF QUERY LETTER OPENINGS: 00:47 – Edward Ashton's query letter 03:56 – Lina Chern's query letter 07:36 – Jasmin Iolani Hakes' query letter 10:44 – 3 stellar ways to open your query letter ABOUT ME: My name is Alyssa Matesic, and I’m a professional book editor with nearly a decade of book publishing and editorial experience. Throughout my career, I’ve held editorial roles across both sides of the publishing industry: Big Five publishing houses and literary agencies. The goal of this channel is to help writers throughout the book writing journey—whether you're working on your manuscript or you're looking for publishing advice. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MUSIC: Charlie Brown by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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