How to Write a Query Letter to a Literary Agent - Writing Advice

Tips on how to write a cover letter or query letter to a literary agent.

EBOOK: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FYN92P6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i8

If you are submitting your novel to a literary agent, what information should you include? How long should the letter be? Should you mention previous submissions?

In this video I answer these and many other answers about writing to a literary agent. All of the information has come via the #askagent hashtag on twitter and from my own experience.

STEPHEN ARYAN:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveAryan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenaryanwriter/
Website: https://stephen-aryan.com/
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/stephenaryan_writer
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Aryan/e/B00QLCIA2Q/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1

WRITERS RESOURCES:
Writers Beware: https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/
Predators and Editors: https://www.facebook.com/prededitors/
Writers and Artists Yearbook: https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction
0:41 - How important is the query letter?
2:02 - Is my experience relevant?
3:00 - What is the key element of the cover letter?
3:40 - Should I mention previous submissions?
4:17 - Should I mention self published books?
4:41 - Should the query letter be short or long?
4:58 - What approach should my query letter take?
6:22 - Do agents read the letter first or the material?
7:43 - What level of story detail should I include?
8:13 - The query letter that got me a literary agent
9:10 - What is the MSWL hashtag?

Excerpt of music provided by:

Mellow Out by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official/mellow-out
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0
Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/l-mellow-out
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/BAUj8SX36Ns

#agentquery #writingadvice #publishingadvice