How to Write Irresistible Query Letters

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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: 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: 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.