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Summary: Very general book about query letters .....
Review: .... with instruction and a different slant for so many different mediums. The beginning of the book serves up a valuable lesson on how to develop an idea that may sell, how to slant for different markets, hooking the editor and selling yourself. Then there is a short section on research and interviews. This dynamite little book not only tells you how to write and slant your query to different markets, but give concrete examples by using sample letters. This is a nice little introductory book with a concrete process that'll help you write a great query letter.
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Summary: Very general book about query letters .....
Review: .... with instruction and a different slant for so many different mediums. The beginning of the book serves up a valuable lesson on how to develop an idea that may sell, how to slant for different markets, hooking the editor and selling yourself. Then there is a short section on research and interviews. This dynamite little book not only tells you how to write and slant your query to different markets, but give concrete examples by using sample letters. This is a nice little introductory book with a concrete process that'll help you write a great query letter.
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Summary: Excellent Resource for All Writers
Review: Even as an experienced writer, Lisa Collier Cool's book is my bible. I refer to it constantly, for both fiction and nonfiction, book length and article queries. I do believe it was instrumental in helping me see publication of my historical novel, FAR ABOVE RUBIES by Cynthia Polansky. I highly recommend Cool's book to anyone wanting to write the perfect query letter.
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Summary: The Best Query Manual Available
Review: Even as an experienced writer, Lisa Collier Cool's book is my bible. I refer to it constantly, for both fiction and nonfiction, book length and article queries. I do believe it was instrumental in helping me see publication of my historical novel, FAR ABOVE RUBIES by Cynthia Polansky. I highly recommend Cool's book to anyone wanting to write the perfect query letter.
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Summary: HOW TO WRITE IRRESISTABLE QUERY LETTERS
Review: Everyone is different so I assume some writers did not see the value of this book. I used the advice and received a request to see my cookbook manuscript. The only thing I thought would have been nice - is that the author would have appeared to want to help new writers more by answering questions or by putting up a website with links to relevant topics, etc. Any help is however a good thing when you are starting up! Maybe a reprint is in order to update the information - but who are we to say! I would also like to recommend you visit my member page to see my review on Michael Larsens book called How to Write a Book Proposal.
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Summary: A Must for Writers of Magazine Articles
Review: This how-to covers in somewhat coherent detail the process and practice of submitting query letters to editors and publishers and the unique requirements of both. There is some advice on the submission of queries concerning manuscripts, but the majority of the book covers subitting ideas for articles not yet written. There are some very good tips and it is a fine introduction to query writing, yet it is far from comprehensive.
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Summary: Absolutely essential for the first-time magazine writer
Review: This is the very first free-lance writing book I read--and one of the few I have read cover to cover. It's an easy read with great examples and essential information. I referred to it when writing my first query; incidentally, I sold my first article with that first query and have been writing for the same magazine for several years now. A must-read for all free-lance magazine writer wannabes.
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Summary: This book is out out-dated and harmful
Review: This was the book that opened my eyes up to the possibilities in freelance writing, and it's one that I will continue to use due to its overflowing resources of example queries, ideas, etc. Anyone who wants to publish an article or a book MUST READ THIS!!
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Summary: Excellent Resource for All Writers
Review: When I began my writing career fourteen years ago, I needed to know the basics. Thanks to this book, I learned how to write a focused, relevant query letter. Lisa Collier Cool's writing and examples do more than show you an effective way of writing the query letter--they show you how to develop a confident way of presenting your ideas.For those who found no value in the book, I'm shocked. Thanks to Ms. Cool's no-nonsense approach, I became a successful published author hundreds of times over. If you're just starting out, get this book. While it could be updated to include Internet-based querying, it's a terrific primer just the way it is.
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