A Vade Mecum for Querying

Vade mecum, if you didn’t know, is Latin, and it means “go with me.” It was used then to describe something you carried around with you, like a hipster Moleskine notebook. This is not that, but it’s some of what I think are the most helpful links if you’re querying, which I am right now.

The Wiley Cash query letter is a great example of the form, and you could do worse than copying it.
The Hope Ramsay seven-paragraph synopsis is a great help for writing those pesky little suckers. (I say “suckers” because I don’t think “synopses” is the right word.)
The Chuck Wendig rejection piece. If you haven’t read it, you’re not a writer. Period.

If you’re a writer, a writer who writes, a writer who puts her work out there, you’re going to face rejection. It’s like saying, “Eventually you’re going to have to fistfight a bear,” except here it’s not one bear but a countless parade of bears, from Kodiaks to Koalas, all ready to go toe-to-toe with you.

Mount Gay Rum.
Blue Bell Ice Cream.

Other than that, I got nothing.