How to Write a Query Letter to Sell Your Book or Novel by Brian Scott

A query letter is a formal letter sent by a writer to literary agents, editors and publishers. This is a way for writers to propose their book ideas. If you are a writer, aspiring to get your work published, then writing a persuasive query letter is vital for you to achieve your goal. After all, [...]

One-sentence synopsis is the secret of a compelling query by Jan Bear

Many writers dread writing a synopsis as they prepare to query editors and agents about their completed novel. But this vitally important bit of writing doesn’t have to be hard, and it can help the writing process as well as the marketing.
The best time to write your synopsis is before you start writing your novel [...]

Cover/Query Letters

Author: Christine Harrell
The recipe for creating the perfect cover/query letter is simple: give editors and agents what they want, no more and no less. That’s it. Basically, you need to prepare a letter that provides what the editor/agent requires and then “gets out of the way” so your writing (as illustrated by your work) stands [...]

Saturday Screening: Synopsis by Bob Mayer

Planning Your Novel Synopsis

Author: Mervyn Love
Starting a novel for the first time can be daunting. You’re confident that your story is a cracker, but you’re not entirely sure how the storyline goes, in detail, at this stage. What you need is a simple way of sorting out how the whole thing progresses from start to finish. So read [...]

Writing The Knockout Query Letter: How To Catch A Book Editor’s Attention

Author: Britt Gillette
You’ve done it. You’ve achieved a lifelong dream and penned a book certain to be lauded through the ages as a literary masterpiece. Yet one last obstacle stands between you and publishing success – attracting the attention of someone who can get your book into print.
In reality, catching an editor’s attention is not [...]

The Synopsis — An Editors View

Author: Laurie Sanders
Imagine for a moment that you have just been hired as an acquisitions editor a small publishing company that publishes romance. Your task is to find a romantic suspense novel to fill a gaping hole in the publisher’s schedule. You are excited, thinking you have just landed your dream job. After all, you’ll [...]

How to Get a Novel Published – The First Step is a Query Letter

Author: Dee Power
your query letter is your first step to getting your novel published. A good query letter catches the agent’s attention and is the first step in how to get a novel published. What should be included in your query letter?
The first paragraph should be a brief synopsis of your novel. No [...]

Easy to Follow Steps to Write a Successful Synopsis For Your Unpublished Manuscript By Samantha Pearce

Congratulations! The mere fact that you are reading this article suggests that you have finished writing the manuscript for your fiction, non-fiction, children’s book or short story. Or that you have almost finished writing it. Or, maybe that you are thinking about writing it1 Regardless, you deserve to be congratulated! Entering into the literary world [...]

Writing Query Letters that Count — Close the Deal with Your First Letter! By Mark Barnes

Your query letter can be a deal maker or a deal breaker. So, if your query letter just lies there, you’ve killed the sale immediately or your story or novel immediately. If you want that story — your baby — to be read, reach out of that query letter, grab the publisher, editor or literary [...]