Guest post by author @StephanJHahn.
I am no expert in the art of the query letter. In fact, I’m deep in the trenches of a war that I don’t even want to be fighting with all the people I don’t want to be fighting with.
I recently finished an epic fantasy manuscript and I thought to myself:I’m going to be a traditionally published author. How hard can it possibly be?
How hard indeed.
You might be thinking to yourself, why would I listen to someone who is not an expert in query letters? The reason is threefold.
For one, this is a guide of what NOT to do when writing a query letter. So, I am telling you all the things that are contributing to my failure. Secondly, as of yet, I am undefeated in not getting a literary agent. And third, I have a witty sarcastic way of explaining things that makes you want to read more.
For these reasons I feel I am uniquely qualified to tell you what doesn’t work, or at least what hasn’t worked for me so that I can spare you at least a little pain and suffering.
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