tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post7773538355060524732..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: I have just been looking at what Nicola Morgancatdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-88106474998874913792009-08-03T19:12:14.259+09:302009-08-03T19:12:14.259+09:30It is a bit long. But then, it depends on what the...It is a bit long. But then, it depends on what the agent wants. <br /><br />Query letters are extremely formatted and specific to individual publishers. <br /><br />Agents, on the other hand, are looking for someone to represent... they can always change query letters to suit what they know the publisher wants.<br /><br />Well written and enough information for the agent to make a decision is key. Only one chance ... glad I only play with a blog!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032454459129277383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-41535600717042230942009-08-03T13:04:20.623+09:302009-08-03T13:04:20.623+09:30I am so glad someone else feels the same way as me...I am so glad someone else feels the same way as me...I could not do things the way Nicola does them (or wear her boots) but I admire her for it.catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-72260415929182196312009-08-03T11:13:23.420+09:302009-08-03T11:13:23.420+09:30cat - I agree...I was led to believe concise and t...cat - I agree...I was led to believe concise and to the point - time is money etc...I suppose it's daft worrying about it because it's so subjective, you have to be true to yourself to find that one 'best fit' agent for you. Well, this is my epiphany, on the back of the latest bunch of rejections, lol! I too hate 'selling myself' in the letters - makes me cringe!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-71109692680836228312009-08-02T13:28:13.201+09:302009-08-02T13:28:13.201+09:30It really did seem terribly long to me. I am used ...It really did seem terribly long to me. I am used to what I call the two or three page rule...the short covering letter, the essential information on one page and, if appropriate, the cv type information on the third.<br />I probably deal with too many 'officials'. <br />As I said on my non-cat comment to Nicola, I obviously have a lot to learn about this sort of submission writing!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-6381629579267081112009-08-02T10:34:26.790+09:302009-08-02T10:34:26.790+09:30What has surprised me most about Nicola's bril...What has surprised me most about Nicola's brilliant query is that there were two things her agent picked up on! I'm damned if I can see any obvious flaws.<br /><br />I was also under the impression that queries to UK agents tended to be shorter than their US counterparts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com