I am un-published, however I have spoken to Writershouse Lit Agency and they want a synopsis of my bood that I am writting and I have no idea on how to do that. I was wondering if anybody has any clue on how to do this and can help me out! So far I have had zero luck with any forum writing back.
The agency is asking for a query letter, a synopsis and some other details about yourself. You cannot even consider this until your novel is finished, fully edited and polished to perfection and I am assuming from your post that you are not there yet. As their website states, they receive hundreds of these a month so you need to ensure that yours stands out from the rest. Query letter writing is an art in itself and there are plenty of online resources to assist in this. However, finish the novel first otherwise the query letter and synopsis will be little more than an exercise.
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what is a query letter? I have no idea what that is? I hope that my book stands out. I spoke to someone and they never mentioned a query letter
A query letter is a letter you write to a publisher to try to convince them to take a look at your manuscript. You never send a manuscript or excerpt to a publisher unless they invite you to do so. Make sure you have a finished manuscript before you begin sending query letters.
Why not go to google, type in: synopsis book literary agency and see what you get. You can find answers by just googling. Or type in: what is a synopsis I just did that, and it gave me a ton of links explaining what it is, how to write it, etc.
So I need to finish my book, polish it, make it perfect and then submit? Wow that is what I call pressure. I looked it up, query, and found out what it is but how can you make it stand out. How can I make it so that will open mine?
welcome to the forums, chandler! yes... if you don't, your query will be a waste of time, effort and postage... it's not easy to do for many writers... if your book will be violence-free and you want some one-on-one help with all of that, drop me a line... love and hugs, maia
There is violence in it. But thank you. I don't want to put you out, and have you read something you don't want to. It is a love story but there are mean parts to it.
