Writing a Query LetterThere are four simple steps to writing a query letter. Step One: Begin with a hook sentence. To get a feel for writing a hook sentence, look at newspaper headlines. Which headlines grab your attention most? 
Let’s do a little experiment. In a Google search, the book, Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable than Ever Before by Dr. Jean M. Twenge, is featured several times. Here is a great hook for the title from The Journal of Personality: Is "Generation Me" really more narcissistic than previous generations? Now pretend your book is in one of those headlines. How would journalists feature it? In fiction, your hook can be a sweeping sentence about the overall conflict. Step Two: Provide two or three paragraphs about your title and tell the publisher how your book can benefit the reader. Here you can also add how the publisher will benefit from selling your book. Tell him or her how your title is unique, who will be interested, and why. Step Three: Indicate what you are proposing, “I am proposing...(title and number of words) for your consideration...” Step Four: Once you have attracted the publisher with a unique, fresh idea that will give him or her something to think about, add your credentials. Why are you qualified to write this book? For fiction writing, explain how you are familiar with the setting of your manuscript, or with the protagonist's field of work. John Grisham, for example, was a successful lawyer and politician before penning legal thrillers. If you need assistance writing a query letter, Editing Office's team can create one for you. Services To order, please complete the following three simple steps:
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