Hi,
I'm very new to querying -- only 4 sent out so far, and a few questions have come up during the process that I can't seem to find solid answers for. Some I'm just curious about, and some are a bit more important. If anyone would like to throw in their two cents, I'd be grateful.
1) As a generality, do query responses seem to come during the business week rather than weekends and holidays? And with that, is it bad form to send an email query over the weekend or on a holiday?
2) I'm still not sure what to include in the bio portion of the query letter. Some agencies indicate that they want only *relevant* information about the writer, but for someone who isn't published, has no MFA, and whose job experience has no direct bearing on the book, should I just completely skip this? But agencies also indicate they want to know something about the person querying. So? Ex. 1 -- I'm a physician. I suppose that could indicate something about me - I can focus, complete what I start, am detail oriented, have a certain level of professionalism, etc. But is that relevant? Ex. 2 -- I've been part of a high level critique group for a few years which has included both agented and published (with major publishers) writers. Is that relevant?
Thanks so much!
c.e.
I'm very new to querying -- only 4 sent out so far, and a few questions have come up during the process that I can't seem to find solid answers for. Some I'm just curious about, and some are a bit more important. If anyone would like to throw in their two cents, I'd be grateful.
1) As a generality, do query responses seem to come during the business week rather than weekends and holidays? And with that, is it bad form to send an email query over the weekend or on a holiday?
2) I'm still not sure what to include in the bio portion of the query letter. Some agencies indicate that they want only *relevant* information about the writer, but for someone who isn't published, has no MFA, and whose job experience has no direct bearing on the book, should I just completely skip this? But agencies also indicate they want to know something about the person querying. So? Ex. 1 -- I'm a physician. I suppose that could indicate something about me - I can focus, complete what I start, am detail oriented, have a certain level of professionalism, etc. But is that relevant? Ex. 2 -- I've been part of a high level critique group for a few years which has included both agented and published (with major publishers) writers. Is that relevant?
Thanks so much!
c.e.