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Hi there! I've had a number of people suggest I add a biography to my query letter to show my personality. I'm querying adult fantasy, but I work in technology and have no professional writing accolades. So far, I've been following Jane Friedman's advice (if it's not meaningful or charming to the agent, leave it out) and this post here says not to sweat it if you don't have any writing accolades. But on Twitter, lots of editors mentioned during the #RevPit #10queries that they really want to see a biography. I also hired an editor for my query letter who suggested I add a bio sentence to set my personality apart.
Maybe I'm just feeling drained creatively these days, but I'm at a loss for coming up with anything clever and worthwhile for a biography. Perhaps it really isn't necessary in my case and I'm just overthinking it. Has anyone found they had more success querying by adding a bio without any relevant credentials?
Maybe I'm just feeling drained creatively these days, but I'm at a loss for coming up with anything clever and worthwhile for a biography. Perhaps it really isn't necessary in my case and I'm just overthinking it. Has anyone found they had more success querying by adding a bio without any relevant credentials?