Don’t Let Querying Kill Your Muse

Query Letters

Let’s talk honestly about querying . . .

Anyone who has ever queried an agent or publisher can tell you it is very, very, very hard work, and—for most of us—also very disheartening. The time-consuming, difficult process involves:

Researching the right agents for your novel
Reading the submission guidelines at every agency
Crafting a personalized letter for each agent
Keeping track of the agents who you’ve queried
Waiting, waiting, waiting . . . and waiting
Deal with rejection
Repeat (unl...