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Hi all.
The manuscript I am going to start querying for soon is based on a real life crime that happened in my area almost a decade ago. The events were picked up by national and even some international media but it's still not something that agents are going to know about. I would compare the manuscript to something like Emma Cline's The Girls, which is loosely inspired by the Manson family and the murder of Sharon Tate.
But while everyone knows about the Manson family, agents aren't going to know what I'm talking about. Would it be terrible to put some links at the bottom of the query stating something like "I've including some links to news stories in case you are interested" I'm afraid it'll be looked upon as an amateur move, but on the other hand, if they do click, I think it would add weight to my query since it was a fascinating case and still incredibly relevant given the political and social climate right now. I'm aware that it's not enough for the story to be interesting, and that my book needs to be just as interesting as well.
Thank you!
The manuscript I am going to start querying for soon is based on a real life crime that happened in my area almost a decade ago. The events were picked up by national and even some international media but it's still not something that agents are going to know about. I would compare the manuscript to something like Emma Cline's The Girls, which is loosely inspired by the Manson family and the murder of Sharon Tate.
But while everyone knows about the Manson family, agents aren't going to know what I'm talking about. Would it be terrible to put some links at the bottom of the query stating something like "I've including some links to news stories in case you are interested" I'm afraid it'll be looked upon as an amateur move, but on the other hand, if they do click, I think it would add weight to my query since it was a fascinating case and still incredibly relevant given the political and social climate right now. I'm aware that it's not enough for the story to be interesting, and that my book needs to be just as interesting as well.
Thank you!