Hawkes
Well, I finally did it; I finished my first book! It's a memoir about my recent life since being diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I'd like to get some critical feedback on the query I've drafted before I start sending it out to agents. I'm looking for honest opinions here, so don't go easy. Have at you!
Dear [Agent],
Of the more than two million people affected by inflammatory bowel disease in the United States alone, the majority is diagnosed in their late teens or early twenties. Catch-Twentysomething, now completed at 80,000 words, is a memoir that recounts the turbulent years following my own diagnosis with Crohn’s disease.
To speak openly about a condition that affects your digestive tract in unpredictable ways is an act that takes guts. Early adulthood is already a tangled mass of expectations about education, careers, houses, cars, marriage, and children; add to that the idea that at any given moment your body might suddenly be racked with intense shooting pain, and you’ve entered a day in the life of a young adult with IBD. My story begins here.
Please let me know if you would be interested in reading a few sample chapters or the completed manuscript. A return envelope has been included for your response.
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xxx xxxxxxxx
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Dear [Agent],
Of the more than two million people affected by inflammatory bowel disease in the United States alone, the majority is diagnosed in their late teens or early twenties. Catch-Twentysomething, now completed at 80,000 words, is a memoir that recounts the turbulent years following my own diagnosis with Crohn’s disease.
To speak openly about a condition that affects your digestive tract in unpredictable ways is an act that takes guts. Early adulthood is already a tangled mass of expectations about education, careers, houses, cars, marriage, and children; add to that the idea that at any given moment your body might suddenly be racked with intense shooting pain, and you’ve entered a day in the life of a young adult with IBD. My story begins here.
Please let me know if you would be interested in reading a few sample chapters or the completed manuscript. A return envelope has been included for your response.
[FONT="]Sincerely,
xxx xxxxxxxx
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