Writing a Great Query Letter for Getting Your Book Published

One of the steps to getting your book published is to write and send query letters to try to get a literary agent or an editor at a publishing house interested enough in your book to sign you as a client, and, hopefully, offer you a nice advance — a sum of money you can use while you actually write the book.

An effective query letter has the following characteristics:

• Runs one page — never longer

• Contains no errors — typing, spelling, punctuation, and grammar are all perfect

• Gets immediately to the point

• Appears on good quality paper

• Is upbeat in tone and style