Ensemble cast books—stories featuring plotlines that follow multiple characters—offer a scope and depth that make the narrative structure attractive to writers and readers alike. But summarizing an ensemble cast story in a query letter presents special challenges....
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Query Letter Genre Essentials: Pitching A Cross-Genre Book | Writer’s Relief
If your book combines multiple genres, then you’ll need to know how to effectively pitch a mixed-genre book to literary agents. While stories that embrace elements from many different genres can turn into breakout sellers, writers may find that agents are reluctant to...
Query Letter Genre Essentials: Pitching Sci-Fi And Fantasy Novels | Writer’s Relief
Science fiction and fantasy novels are often stocked together on the same shelves both online and in brick-and-mortar bookstores—even though the genres can be (literally) worlds apart. And since the literary agents who represent sci-fi often represent fantasy as well,...
Query Letter Genre Essentials: Pitching A Collection Of Short Stories | Writer’s Relief
It’s not easy to find a literary agent to represent a short story collection. But here at Writer’s Relief, we’ve noticed a resurgence of interest in the short story form, and publishing pundits predict that interest will continue to grow. In today’s digital world, the...
Query Letter Genre Essentials: Pitching A Book Of Poetry | Writer’s Relief
Even though few literary agents are accepting collections of poetry—it’s still a good idea to have a query letter on hand! Why bother? Because, while literary agents may not be accepting query letters for poetry, MANY others are: Independent publishers are actively...
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