Stephen Aryan | How to Write a Query Letter or Cover Letter to a Literary Agent @StephenAryan44 | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Tips on how to write a cover letter or query letter to get a literary agent if you want to be traditionally published.
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If you are submitting your novel to a literary agent, what information should you include? How long should the query letter be? Should you mention your previous submissions?
In this video I answer these and many other questions about writing a query letter to a literary agent. All of the information has come via the #askagent hashtag on twitter and from my own experience. I also talk about the query letter that got me an agent.
STEPHEN ARYAN:
Twitter: twitter.com/SteveAryan
Facebook: facebook.com/stephenaryanwriter
Website: stephen-aryan.com
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WRITERS RESOURCES:
Writers Beware: sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware
Predators and Editors: facebook.com/prededitors
Writers and Artists Yearbook: 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?
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Tips on how to write a cover letter or query letter to get a literary agent if you want to be traditionally published.
Join the Head Space Writing Community:patreon.com/stephenaryan
EBOOK: 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 query letter be? Should you mention your previous submissions?
In this video I answer these and many other questions about writing a query letter to a literary agent. All of the information has come via the #askagent hashtag on twitter and from my own experience. I also talk about the query letter that got me an agent.
STEPHEN ARYAN:
Twitter: twitter.com/SteveAryan
Facebook: facebook.com/stephenaryanwriter
Website: stephen-aryan.com
Instagram: instagram.com/stephenaryan_writer
Amazon: amazon.com/Stephen-Aryan/e/B00QLCIA2Q/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
WRITERS RESOURCES:
Writers Beware: sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware
Predators and Editors: facebook.com/prededitors
Writers and Artists Yearbook: 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 soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official/mellow-out
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/l-mellow-out
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/BAUj8SX36Ns
#literaryagent #writingadvice #authortube
