query letter help

Miss Festival- Welcome to A2K. I have never written a query letter, but have found these articles, which may be of help:

http://www.isomedia.com/homes/screen/query.htm

http://www.powernet.net/~scrnplay/Queryletterbk.html

missfestival,

I agree with some of your assertions. It ultimately IS a crapshoot.

Many very famous writers were rejected out of hand many times before they were accepted. I too think it sometimes comes down to the mood of the editorial staff.

Hi missfestival,

I've sent out letters and gotten the same response as you (rejected is such a negative word... ...)...all I can say is keep at it and make sure you are sending your work to the right places, ie. publishers with a history of accepting your type of writing.

Good Luck!

Lorna

missfestival--

I've known a number of editors and all of them are purists on technical details. In a Query Letter, spelling, grammar and punctuation should be conventional and perfect. Cliches must be avoided.

The letter should be brief--one page at most. You can attach a few sample pages or a sample chapter, but the letter itself should be short and matter of fact.

Good luck.

thanks, folks for the links and things