After finishing the article about picture book query letters for literary agents I decided it would be good practice to create query letters for all our picture book manuscripts: we currently have five finished rhyming stories and three wordless picture books that are works in progress. I’m still surprised I’m enjoying the process of writing […]
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Really appreciate the examples, but it was hard to get past the glaring misuse of “it’s” rather than the possessive “its” in the first line of the “Monster Spud” query. (Fearless little Sam finds a scary monster stuck deep in the mud, despite IT’S appearance…) I’m not sure an agent or editor would read beyond that. It may be a small thing, but we as writers should know better.
Thanks for the feedback, this was a quick practice literary agent query which wasn’t sent to any agents.
Does show the importance of diligent proofreading queries before submission.
Looking back there are other mistakes.
“Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms. Agent Name,”
Shouldn’t use Mrs, so:
“Dear Mr/Ms. Agent Name,”
The age recommendation within:
“A delightful twist ending to a lovely little story that will appeal to parents and children (ages 3-6) who love read aloud rhyming picture books.”
Could annoy some agents, it’s their job to determine audience.
Indicating there are five complete manuscripts is probably not a good move either.
Thanks again for the feedback.
David
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