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How to Write a Great Query Letter: Insider Tips & Techniques for Success
by
Noah Lukeman (Goodreads Author)
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. New York literary agent Noah Lukeman offers his insights on the query letter, sharing an insider's perspective, giving insights and practical tips about what works and what doesn't.
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Published
July 20th 2009
by Smashwords, Inc.
(first published 2007)
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When I downloaded How to Land (and Keep) a Literary Agent, it turned out to be bundled with this and Ask a Literary Agent, too. All are quick reads and well worth your time if you're preparing to approach agencies about representing your work. All are free, too. (I downloaded them for Kindle, though they're available in PDF form at his agency's site, too.)
In this one, Lukeman covers the basic format of the query letter, explaining very specifically what agents are ideally expecting. Much of the...more
In this one, Lukeman covers the basic format of the query letter, explaining very specifically what agents are ideally expecting. Much of the...more
HOW TO WRITE A GREAT QUERY LETTER was no doubt helpful, providing valuable tips for writers looking to land an agent. I had nearly 150 highlights in the book, so it was definitely worth my money. There were, however, a couple of things that irked me about this book:
1. There were numerous times the author stopped short of giving complete advice, referring readers instead to buy another one of his books. This is fine for topics other than query letters, but anything pertaining to the writing of a...more
1. There were numerous times the author stopped short of giving complete advice, referring readers instead to buy another one of his books. This is fine for topics other than query letters, but anything pertaining to the writing of a...more
This is a great book for beginning writers who have no idea what they are getting into. Noah Lukeman is an agent and has a lot of experience with query letters. While the information was extremely helpful, I wish that he would have given a few more examples.
***Lukeman is offering free PDF versions of this book & 'How to Land an Agent' via his website for download as well as e-versions for Kindle/nook.***
If you've read other tips on query letters this won't provide too much different information. However, Lukeman is succinct and gets to the point of how to structure the query letter, not necessarily how to write it. He plots out what each paragraph should convey, how long it should be, and what NOT to do. A nice step-by-step lesson, but if you w...more
If you've read other tips on query letters this won't provide too much different information. However, Lukeman is succinct and gets to the point of how to structure the query letter, not necessarily how to write it. He plots out what each paragraph should convey, how long it should be, and what NOT to do. A nice step-by-step lesson, but if you w...more
How to Write a Great Query Letter by Noah Lukeman is an excellent reference guide for writing an effective query letter. Lukeman is a long-time literary agent, so he knows what agents want to see in a query letter. He is very detailed about how to properly construct a query letter and he covers all the bases.
In the book, Lukeman talks about the importance of preparation by thoroughly researching agents. He discusses the best and worst query letter formatting techniques. Then he breaks apart the...more
In the book, Lukeman talks about the importance of preparation by thoroughly researching agents. He discusses the best and worst query letter formatting techniques. Then he breaks apart the...more
Dec 29, 2011
Tiffany Tackett
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This little book held a lot of useful information, stressing the all-important fact that boiling the information down to the essentials-- with the most carefully chosen words-- is as important in the query letter as it is in writing the book itself, something which often goes forsaken in the panic writing a query induces.
All in all, the content was great, and it was an extraordinarily quick read. However, the formatting of the ebook made it near impossible to actually see some of the text, which...more
All in all, the content was great, and it was an extraordinarily quick read. However, the formatting of the ebook made it near impossible to actually see some of the text, which...more
This free e-book demystifies query-writing. Lukeman is very much in the tough love camp, but if you follow his advice, your query letter will be the better for it.
It was very effective. Clear, precise instructions, excellent general guidelines. Gave the requirements plus some excellent suggestions and examples.
Mar 30, 2012
Lauren
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I downloaded this ebook free off of Noah Lukeman's site (http://www.lukeman.com/def2.htm - then click on "query" to find the link to download the book)
Lots of great info!
Very useful!
This book helped me to put together a quality first draft of my query letter. Now I just have to do the research and I am all set!
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In addition to being an active literary agent, Noah Lukeman is also author of the best-selling The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying out of the Rejection Pile (Simon & Schuster, 1999), which was a selection of many of Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers and is part of the curriculum in many universities. His The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life (St. Martins...more
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