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Old 12-13-2012, 09:10 PM   #1
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How long should/could a query letter be?
I just re-did my query. It works a lot better now but it's a lot longer - 420 words. Too long?
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Old 12-13-2012, 09:50 PM   #3
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One page. Query letter or the novel itself, you have abut 250 words, tops, to grab an agent or editor.
Do you mean 250 words for the novel synopsis?
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merlot, all your questions on queries and synopses can be answered in the Query Letter Hell subforum in the Share Your Work forum (password: vista). I'm going to close this thread now.
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