Service Description

Querying agents and editors or submitting to slush piles is an often-opaque process. It's not always clear what one might be doing wrong—or right!—and what one could or should change to get better results. But minor changes in your query letter—how you summarize your work, how you describe yourself, how you speak to the person you're sending it to—can make all the difference in the world. And I can help you to understand those nuances and to customize your query letter for whomever you're sending it to. With this option, you'll get everything from my standard query review, and more. First, let me know who you want to submit to, and I'll review that specific agent or editor or publisher's query guidelines and will help you craft your letter and submission accordingly so you can be sure you're sending in your work and your query correctly. I'll suggest changes and improvements, and will walk you through the thought-process behind my suggested edits to help you better understand why I'm recommending each change. In short, I'll help you make your query letter as good as it can be, and as correct as possible for the guidelines of whomever you're submitting it to. I charge $125 USD for this service. Please note: I'm not offering introductions to agents, editors, or publishers with this service.