https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/traditional-publishing/w/agents/5083/tips-for-writing-a-good-query-letter---podcasten-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/traditional-publishing/w/agents/5083/tips-for-writing-a-good-query-letter---podcastThu, 18 May 2017 12:24:07 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:25064341-3357-443c-96e3-120bbaf156f4BJ Robbinshttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/traditional-publishing/w/agents/5083/tips-for-writing-a-good-query-letter---podcast#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Agents by BJ Robbins on 5/18/2017 12:24:07 PM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-body"> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary">Literary agent BJ Robbins explains how to write a query letter that will actually land a literary agent. For instance, take the time to find the agent&#39;s name and personalize the letter for their agency. Then, describe your book in a concise and appealing way. Remember to include relevant information about yourself. Have you been published before? Do you have a job that relates to your book? Finally, learn how to avoid common mistakes, like starting the letter with an excerpt from your book, or making claims that come off as arrogant or outlandish.</div> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary"><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver.wikis.components.files/00-00-00-02-05/ASIALCATEBJRobbinsTipsforWritingaGoodQueryLetter.mp3">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ASIALCATEBJRobbinsTipsforWritingaGoodQueryLetter.mp3</a></div> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, podcast</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/traditional-publishing/w/agents/5083/tips-for-writing-a-good-query-letter---podcast/revision/2Wed, 05 Apr 2017 09:09:18 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:25064341-3357-443c-96e3-120bbaf156f4BJ Robbinshttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/traditional-publishing/w/agents/5083/tips-for-writing-a-good-query-letter---podcast#commentsRevision 2 posted to Agents by BJ Robbins on 4/5/2017 9:09:18 AM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-body"> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary">Literary agent BJ Robbins explains how to write a query letter that will actually land a literary agent. For instance, take the time to find the agent&#39;s name and personalize the letter for their agency. Then, describe your book in a concise and appealing way. Remember to include relevant information about yourself. Have you been published before? Do you have a job that relates to your book? Finally, learn how to avoid common mistakes, like starting the letter with an excerpt from your book, or making claims that come off as arrogant or outlandish.<a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver.wikis.components.files/00-00-00-02-05/ASIALCATEBJRobbinsTipsforWritingaGoodQueryLetter.mp3">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ASIALCATEBJRobbinsTipsforWritingaGoodQueryLetter.mp3</a></div> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, podcast</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/traditional-publishing/w/agents/5083/tips-for-writing-a-good-query-letter---podcast/revision/1Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:25064341-3357-443c-96e3-120bbaf156f4BJ Robbinshttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/traditional-publishing/w/agents/5083/tips-for-writing-a-good-query-letter---podcast#commentsRevision 1 posted to Agents by BJ Robbins on 1/9/2017 12:00:00 AM<br /> <div class='asl-wikipage-body'><div class='asl-wikipage-summary'>Are you ready to find a literary agent for your book? BJ Robbins, literary agent, offers tips for writing a good query letter to help you land an agent. Take the time find the agent's name and make the letter personalized to that agency. Describe your book in a concise and appealing way. Include relevant information about yourself, for example if you've been published before, if you have a job that relates to your book, or beneficial contacts. A mistake is to start out the letter with an excerpt from your book. Also, don't make outlandish claims, be arrogant, or whine. When you are trying to get a literary agent, think of it as applying for a job and put your best foot forward. </div><div class='asl-wikipage-media'><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver.wikis.components.files/00-00-00-02-05/ASIALCATEBJRobbinsTipsforWritingaGoodQueryLetter.mp3">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ASIALCATEBJRobbinsTipsforWritingaGoodQueryLetter.mp3</a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, podcast</div>