Perhaps this is a stupid question. But when agents ask that emailed queries include the first five pages pasted into the email, should I also include the cover page? Or do I skip that?
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When pasting first 5 pages into email, include cover page?
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If by cover page you mean the query itself, then I have to disagree with sheadakota.
What I did in my querying was to paste the query letter itself and then the first five pages below that. Unless specifically stated otherwise -- and I'm not sure I encountered any agent like this -- you always need to include the cover letter.
What I did in my querying was to paste the query letter itself and then the first five pages below that. Unless specifically stated otherwise -- and I'm not sure I encountered any agent like this -- you always need to include the cover letter.
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A cover page is not the query. A cover page has your contact info, the book title and your name. You do NOT put it in the first three-five pages you paste in to a query.
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If it's pasted into the body of the email, there's no need to include the cover page.
If it's a more substantial sample (the first three chapters, for example) and the agent/publisher has asked for it to be attached as a .doc or .pdf, then include the cover page.
If it's a more substantial sample (the first three chapters, for example) and the agent/publisher has asked for it to be attached as a .doc or .pdf, then include the cover page.