Querying 101: how I prepared to pitch my novel

Описание: Dear reader, grab your helmet. It's 2026, we're getting ready to query literary agents in search of representation, and we're not taking ANY shortcuts. Sit down with me for a chat about how we can approach querying as prepared and informed as possible so that when they see our query in their inbox, it hits like lightning.

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Video Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:53 Catching up
02:30 Section 1: Shifting Mindsets
03:05 Clarifying your marketing language
04:10 Shifting from storyteller to salesperson
05:59 Mastering the simple before the complex
06:28 Approaching the query meticulously
08:10 Section 2: Conducting Research
08:25 Utilizing resources to prepare for queries
11:06 Section 3: Building Out My Query Package
11:24 Having a premise worth pitching
12:31 Approaching the query letter
13:17 Query letter: salutations & personalization
14:31 Query letter: manuscript stats & comps
16:12 Query letter: pitching the book
18:26 Query letter: pitching with clarity
20:47 Query letter: author bio & signoff
23:09 Synopsis, sample pages, other materials
25:00 Research tools I use for choosing agents
26:07 Closing thoughts

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