Comments on: The Cover Letter: Your Ticket In or The Kiss of Death? http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html where fiction lovers come to play Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:37:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mollyhttp://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-9407 Molly Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:35:19 +0000 http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/the-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-9407 To Whom it May Concern, After extensive reading, there are a few things about book submissions I'm still having trouble understanding. Could you please clarify the differnce between a cover letter and a query and the way In which they're formatted and info. included in them? Do I need them both in a book submission, or is it a either or?Thanks for any and all help provided.Molly To Whom it May Concern,

After extensive reading, there are a few things about book submissions I’m still having trouble understanding. Could you please
clarify the differnce between a cover letter and a query and the way
In which they’re formatted and info. included in them? Do I need
them both in a book submission, or is it a either or?

Thanks for any and all help provided.

Molly

]]> By: Jack Sheffrinhttp://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-1419 Jack Sheffrin Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:41:05 +0000 http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/the-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-1419 I'm in the process of submitting my first non-fiction article to a publisher, and I just want to say thank you for keeping this wonderful article available ... and for pointing out all of the mistakes I probably would have been guilty of. I would love to see a followup link to proper query letter writing. I've learned that it falls under the "good idea" section to write both letters at the same time; so the editor can see a consistency of style.Even almost three years later, this was the most informative article on the topic I've read. Thanks again. I’m in the process of submitting my first non-fiction article to a publisher, and I just want to say thank you for keeping this wonderful article available … and for pointing out all of the mistakes I probably would have been guilty of. I would love to see a followup link to proper query letter writing. I’ve learned that it falls under the “good idea” section to write both letters at the same time; so the editor can see a consistency of style.

Even almost three years later, this was the most informative article on the topic I’ve read. Thanks again.

]]> By: MDNhttp://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-947 MDN Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:25:58 +0000 http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/the-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-947 I have been utilizing the internet to find Agents. What's interesting is that I researched one particular Agent and felt that my book genre (middle grade fiction) fell within his area of interest. Several different sites, even his own, listed an interest in middle grade fiction. When I sent a query letter I was rejected with a note that it was not his area of interest.Upon further scrutiny of his blog I found a small entry where he stated "I am not interested in middle grade fiction". I have encountered this on more than one occasion.Unless I call every Agent and verfiy area of interest I have to rely on what I find on the internet.A busy Agent is not going to field calls from a slush pile entrant.As for the Bio portion of the letter. I am sure Agents are not interested in my education, especially since it is not in the language arts.I have no previous writing credits. Therefore, I skip that portion. Any reccomedations for aspiring authors? I have been utilizing the internet to find Agents. What’s interesting is that I researched one particular Agent and felt that my book genre (middle grade fiction) fell within his area of interest. Several different sites, even his own, listed an interest in middle grade fiction. When I sent a query letter I was rejected with a note that it was not his area of interest.

Upon further scrutiny of his blog I found a small entry where he stated “I am not interested in middle grade fiction”. I have encountered this on more than one occasion.

Unless I call every Agent and verfiy area of interest I have to rely on what I find on the internet.

A busy Agent is not going to field calls from a slush pile entrant.

As for the Bio portion of the letter. I am sure Agents are not interested in my education, especially since it is not in the language arts.

I have no previous writing credits. Therefore, I skip that portion. Any reccomedations for aspiring authors?

]]> By: Cathleenhttp://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-920 Cathleen Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:33:34 +0000 http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/the-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-920 The information listed in this article is exactly the information I was searching for. Well done and thank you. The information listed in this article is exactly the information I was searching for. Well done and thank you.

]]> By: Jameshttp://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-918 James Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:56:53 +0000 http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/the-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-918 Thanks for the compliment Sarah. Thanks for the compliment Sarah.

]]> By: Sarahhttp://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-917 Sarah Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:54:28 +0000 http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/the-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-917 What a great article! Thank you for posting this. I appreciate the quotes from editors themselves, too. What a great article! Thank you for posting this. I appreciate the quotes from editors themselves, too.

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