Walk That Talk by Gabriel Valjan

 

A query, an outline,and a synopsis walk into a bar, and a writer/bartender shoots themself.Publishers and agents often want one or all of these thinga-ma-jobbies. Anyadvice for writers who are flummoxed by how to create them?

 

I’d rather endure a visit to the dentist than write any ofthese items because they all sound like lingerie ads to me, or worse,descriptions for wine or perfume.

 

A refresher for those who don’t know the subtext. The queryletter should have a...