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Glenda Larke said...

Interesting post! I actually did pretty much what you did - went through all the query letters looking for a common factor. Nope.
There was none, not really. and I came away as you did - thinking there is an awful lot of luck - hitting the right person at the right time.

My letter was actually rather standard for approaching UK agents almost 20 years ago. You let your sample chapters speak for you. I think older UK agents are still less enamoured of the "instant hook" or "write in the style of your story" idea.

Hmm - but then maybe the short, say-nothing letter would be the one that would stand out from all the others in the US now, eh? Lol!

Good luck with your queries.

Sep 15, 2008, 2:13:00 PM

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