The one thing they have in common is compelling voice. I see queries all the time that capture my interest. Kathleen Ortiz of Lowenstein Associates, on YA Highway. I totally get that some people just have issues with queries and that’s ok with me. Even if the rest of the query isn’t as stellar as it should be, if you have a great hook, I’m requesting pages. Jim McCarthy of Dystel and Goderich Literary Management, on The League of Reluctant Adults blog.Ī great hook. Those very rare moments happen when the story sounds fresh and interesting, the tone of the letter expresses the tone of the book, and in those three or four very simple paragraphs, there is a preponderance of evidence that the author is a great writer. If that happens, I immediately get in touch with the author to ask for the manuscript as soon as possible. Only about once a year does something immediately grab me from a query.
Now, tips from twenty agents to make your query shine:
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