In this book, successful literary agent Lisa Collier Cool shares professional, practical advice on how to craft powerfully persuasive letters that connect with an editor's imagination. Readers will learn how to develop their ideas, select the strongest slant for their article or book, hook an editor with a tantalizing lead, and more.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
.... 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.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Library Binding
It's a good, basic text on magazine and non-fiction book queries and covers the ground well. The writing is straightforward, clean and informative. I was looking for a book on fiction queries and this one isn't it. I wish there had been a subtitle that said what the book actually covered.
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Was not what I was looking for
I hate buying books online - the book was not poorly written but was simply not what I was looking for. Read more
Published 12 months ago by beverlyren
Query letters
Outdated book that still provides some basics. I'd go to the local library and save the money.
Published 20 months ago by Clay Hurtubise
Old Subjects Given A New Twist
I received my copy today and I tell you once I began to read the first 20 pages I have an article that I'm considering and from the one article I now have four. Read more
Published on April 10, 2008 by Minerva Bryant
Great introduction, but really needs to be updated.
This step-by-step guide is an easy read, a wonderful resource for writers. Mainly focused on magazine queries, the text explains much more than how to make a quality first... Read more
Published on June 3, 2007 by Tanya Dennis
Never Too Much
Education, continuing education, and refreshers are never too much. This book should become quotidian for any writer that prepares query letters. Read more
Published on March 26, 2007 by Pamela Jarmon-Wade
a thesaurus of good examples
This literary agent's guide for wannabe' writers is meant to help mostly novice authors persuade people just like her. Read more
Published on June 18, 2006 by David A. Baer
A reliable workhorse from the dame of the old school
So it's old. So it's a little smarmy. So there are sample pitch letters about how "by 1990, it's believed that many Americans will have computers. Read more
Published on April 21, 2005 by John Gorenfeld
The Best Query Manual Available
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. Read more
Published on September 11, 2003 by Cynthia P. Gallagher
HOW TO WRITE IRRESISTABLE QUERY LETTERS
I can state with authority that this one produces RESULTS - due mainly to the encouragement and easy to follow tips inside, I was able to become a successful freelance writer,... Read more
Published on April 14, 2000
I also received my first response from an editor!
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. Read more
Published on April 8, 2000 by Rebecca Johnson
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