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Query Shark - telling it like it is
This month's Writers' Forum mag recommended Query Shark, a blog about how to write query letters.
There's a reason Janet Reid's known as 'Shark' - she tells it like it is. Writers submit their query letters to her and, if they agree, she publicly analyses the letter, comments on it and criticises it when she sees fit - which is frequently.
I was quite stunned at one of her latest slaughters at http://queryshark.blogspot.com/2010/09/176.html but equally I found it refreshing. To know what agents are thinking and what makes them read on, or reject a query letter is so important.
The extraordinary number of comments also show how appreciative writers are of what she has to say, and that they value the honesty.
Don't be scared - take a look! http://queryshark.blogspot.com/
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Thanks for this link. I love reading editor responses to queries.
Shark Rules!