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Query Letter and Synopsis Workshop

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Prepare submission materials.

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Help me prepare submission materials. Book details (genre, word count, status): [BOOK_DETAILS]. Hook and main conflict: [HOOK_CONFLICT]. My relevant credentials: [CREDENTIALS]. Target agents or publishers (from my research): [TARGETS].

Write a query letter of about 300 words with hook, mini-synopsis, and bio, and a one-page synopsis that reveals the ending. Offer two variants of the hook paragraph. Provide a checklist for tailoring each submission, with guidance to follow each recipient's stated requirements, which I must verify directly [VERIFY]. Include a tracking sheet layout and warnings about scams such as upfront fees. Do not invent publications or credentials.

Add a list of ten common query mistakes with fixes, such as listing comparisons that are too famous or praising your own book, and a quick check of the letter against a word limit. Provide a sample bio for a debut writer with no credentials, written honestly, and a follow-up message template for when a requested manuscript has not been answered.

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Query letter (extract)
Dear [Agent name],
When her father's lighthouse is sold, 17-year-old Mina has three weeks to find the logbook that proves the land was never his to lose. THE LAST LAMP is a 78,000-word young adult mystery for readers who like quiet stakes and salt air.
Mina's search leads her to a smuggler's daughter who wants the same page. Only one of them can keep what it says.
Bio: I am a teacher and have published short stories in two small magazines.
Checklist: follow each agent's guidelines [VERIFY]; never pay a reading fee.

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