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The Trick To Writing Stellar Book Submission Letters
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I noticed on your publishing site that you’re based in Chicago, which is crazy because I drove around Chicago once. Also, I’ve been in your airport.
It looks like you’re actively seeking middle grade horror with family settings. I live that. I have enough material for a series.
Unlike other agents, you don’t use the words “gorgeous” or “lush” when describing the kind of writing you’re looking for. As it turns out, I have a manuscript that is neither of those things.
I’m sending you this historical romance about a road trip through a sandstorm because it matched your interests at your Manuscript Wish List entry last week, before you changed it.
I heard through a mutual acquaintance whose name I’ve forgotten that you ship flowers to your writers when their new books publish. I like flowers.
I’m submitting to you because I see you are interested in feminist themes and stories that portray females dealing in powerful ways with life’s most difficult moments. I believe my picture book manuscript does all that.
