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Position:Home>Books & Authors> What do I put in a query letter, a manuscript cover letter and a synopsis?Question: What do I put in a query letter, a manuscript cover letter and a synopsis!? I want to know all I can about about the above!. I'm a budding young writer and need all the advice I can get before even considering sending away a query letter!. Because then if they tell me they are interested, then I can plan ahead, meaning that I won't delay on the reply they'll be waiting for [My manuscript and all!.]Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: In a query letter, you start off with your greeting, then give a two or three paragraph summary of your novel!. Then, you mention the wordcount!. When you mention the name of the title of your novel in a query letter, you either capitilize all letters, or italicize!. Then, if you have any credits, list those!. Do not add a biography of yourself, or about why you wrote the novel!. The query letter needs to be one page--front only!. And you need to know the name of the specific agent or editor you're sending to--not just the house name!. As for a cover letter with a novel, you simply state you are sending it to them, the word count, a one or two sentence blurb for your novel, that it's available on disc, and thank them for their time!. With a synopsis, you explain exactly what your novel is about!.!.!.what drives the character, all of the things he/she faces, and every trial and triumph!. I believe the number of pages for a synopsis vary from publishing house to publishing house!. If you want more specific info, I suggest getting an account on absolutewrite!.com!. You can find tons of examples of query letters and synopsises!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The most importangt thing you should put in your letter is return postage, because you will not even hear from the publisher otherwise!. If you do not put sufficient postage in your package, it will be thrown out!. If you put sufficient postage in your package it will be returned to you !.!.!. without being read!.Sorry for the grim news, but publishers simply don't have the people around to read unsolicited manuscripts anymore!. They rely solely on agents to bring them possible books!. Even grimmer news -- agents won't talk to you if you haven't been published!. Yes, it is Catch-22!. (And do you know many times that book was rejected!?)!. About the only publisher around that still looks at unsolicited mss is Harlequin!. Okay, then how does an unknown author get a hearing!? Through networking and connections!. But that's another story!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com You should have an intro sheet just introducing the story, Your name and no more than a parograph about you!. Ull want to put a synthopsys then depending on how much of your manuscript they want send them that, it varies between publishes/agents!. And hi steph :)Www@QuestionHome@Com |