Query Letters and Pitchcraft - The Editorial Department, LLC

Tips from our editors on query letters, synopses, loglines, and what writers need to pitch manuscripts and book proposals to literary agents and publishers.

Query Do, Query Don’t No need to ask. Here are ten tips literary agent Kate Johnson wants you to remember.
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Query Do, Query Don’t No need to ask. Here are ten tips literary agent Kate Johnson wants you to remember.

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Query Do, Query Don’t No need to ask. Here are ten tips literary agent Kate Johnson wants you to remember.

I’ve recently worked through a post-holiday backlog of submissions, and stumbled on some recurring themes and – naturally – some recurring pet peeves. Agents are as diverse in their taste for query letters as they are in their tastes for reading material, so please know my advice comes from personal preference. But I hope these rules will […]

By Editorial Department|2024-02-09T17:03:42+00:00|Ask an Agent|Comments Off

Titles and Synopses Literary agent Adriann Ranta fields two procedural questions
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Titles and Synopses Literary agent Adriann Ranta fields two procedural questions

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Titles and Synopses Literary agent Adriann Ranta fields two procedural questions

Q. Can you tell me a little about book titles and how often an author’s own title survives the publication process? If a title changes, is it the agent, editor, or someone in house who suggests the new one?

A book’s title is a huge part of the book’s package (by which I mean its general presentation: […]

By Adriann Ranta|2022-02-22T19:18:22+00:00|Ask an Agent|Comments Off

Hook, Line, and Sinkers: Writing the Great Pitch Tips from our staff on the all-important art of pitch-writing
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Hook, Line, and Sinkers: Writing the Great Pitch Tips from our staff on the all-important art of pitch-writing

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Hook, Line, and Sinkers: Writing the Great Pitch Tips from our staff on the all-important art of pitch-writing

Querying literary agents…looking for beta readers…entering writing contests…wooing potential book reviewers…

These are just a few of the reasons you might need an effective pitch to entice someone to take an interest in your book and say “now that sounds interesting!”

What makes a good pitch? According to one respected online source: “More than a summary, your pitch should […]

By Editorial Department|2024-02-09T17:04:05+00:00|Getting Published|Comments Off