Hey quick question - unless I misread, you said that the query letter should tell "what happens at the end of the book." I thought that part was supposed to be in the synopsis (??), and that the query letter was more just the pitch (not going through the whole story).
You can do both or either. There’s no rule. I feel that excluding the ending from a query *so to create suspense thinking the agent will read on* is wrong thinking. But there’s no rule of where you can only mention the ending.
Thanks, Kate. I have no problem disclosing the ending of my book. I just heard from a few other agents that the query letter shouldn't be too "plot-heavy" and more just hook them by honing in the most appealing/new/unique aspect of your story. Anyways, I will keep at it and thanks again for your insights!
Hey quick question - unless I misread, you said that the query letter should tell "what happens at the end of the book." I thought that part was supposed to be in the synopsis (??), and that the query letter was more just the pitch (not going through the whole story).
You can do both or either. There’s no rule. I feel that excluding the ending from a query *so to create suspense thinking the agent will read on* is wrong thinking. But there’s no rule of where you can only mention the ending.
Thanks, Kate. I have no problem disclosing the ending of my book. I just heard from a few other agents that the query letter shouldn't be too "plot-heavy" and more just hook them by honing in the most appealing/new/unique aspect of your story. Anyways, I will keep at it and thanks again for your insights!
You can! If you're worried, err on the side of formality. Will get into this in detail next week!
Before we get into the nuts and bolts stuff of, like, can I use an agent’s first name? When will we know?