Lamb wishing to avoid abattoir.

*prepares mint jelly*

First, have you edited it? Sent it to betas? Written the query? (Check out the How to Write a Query at the top of Query Letter Hell on the SYW board.)

When you're ready for feedback, post your query in QLH. Be prepared: SYW is not for the faint of heart. We're there to tell you what works and what doesn't, because better to hear it from us than to stare at a pile of form Rs from agents.

Oh, and watch out for the squirrels. They pack bazookas.