Writing a Novel and a Query Letter to Get Published

After writing a novel that reads great you then must turn your attention as to how you want to publish it. I definitely recommend self publishing for authors, especially if this is your first book.  

Nevertheless, I will share some information on putting a query letter together for those who want to try to get a traditional book publishing deal. Completing a strong and solid query letter is the first step in getting your book seriously looked at, even before writing a novel that’s good. Because no one is going to read your novel to learn what it’s about, but an agent will read your query letter. 

Here’s what your query letter must include: 

1.    The first paragraph should be a brief summary of the book. This summary should be short, no more than 130 words or so. It needs to be written in the present tense. You need to write it in such a way that it demonstrates what the book is about and where you are going with it. You can get good ideas of how to write this by looking at the back of books from the bookstore; bestsellers in your genre, of course. That’s what your summary will be, an excerpt like the back of a book cover.  

2.    The second paragraph needs to focus on describing the market of people you are trying to reach and what your book is similar too. This makes it easy for agents to see where you are going and what your book is like. Decide what genre you are trying to reach and what type of reader. You can then show what type of readers will like your book compared with a bestselling author who has your same readers.  

3.    The third paragraph is where you begin to list your credits, accolades, and experiences that are relevant to your novel’s topic. You want to thank the agent for their time and ask them if they would like you to send them 2 or 3 chapters of your book for further consideration.  

When writing a novel and proceeding with the publishing of it, you have to consider the importance of a query letter in getting your novel in the hands of a capable agent, who can then get your novel into the hands of a publisher.  

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