Writing Linkage: Queries

For some reason, lately, I've been running across a lot of info on writing query letters. I've written myself about them, but I thought I'd pass on linkage to some of the items I've run across lately.

Joe Moore at Kill Zone gives 8 tips on writing a strong query letter.

A.C. Crispin from Writer Beware on How to Write a Query Letter.

For counterexamples we have Slushpile Hell, (via Redlines and Deadlines)

Then there's a whole site devoted to query critique I found recently, Query Shark.