Query Shark

1. Read the queries already posted on the blog. Read them ALL. The reason you must do this is if you send a query that has basic mistakes ...

Dear Ms. Reid, Love, love, love.....did I say love.....the Query Shark site! I sent you my query letter and although I know you have man...

Generally queries are posted within 90 days of receipt. If yours isn't posted, it's not because it was "too awful" or ...

Comments are moderated. Comments akin to "this sux" or "holy crap, this can only get better" are not posted. Commen...

1. You can send revisions after your query is posted, but you must wait a week to do so. 2. Your revised query will be posted on my sched...

BEFORE you send your query to the Shark do these things: 1. Read all the entries on the blog (aka the archives) 2. Make notes on what yo...

Query Shark critiques fiction queries. You have to send a query to the shark for it to be considered. There is a checklist for how to do th...

Dear Query Shark, I'm risking a bite on the ass here, I'm sure, but I had to write a quick note of thanks. After several months ...

The FAQ covers how QueryShark works, not general query questions (if you ask a question other than about QS it won't get posted. Thing...

I recently sent three queries for my MG novel. I have heard from two agents: one rejection and one request for a full based on the query and...

  Once upon a time, I wrote what I thought was a decent query letter.  Then I found Query Shark and realized I had made approximately all th...

  I just wanted to say thank you for Query Shark.  It took me six years, two novels, and nineteen query letter drafts, but not only was I fi...

Reading your blog has not only made queries considerably less intimidating for me (although not completely), it has provided me with some mu...

  Your Royal Sharkness,                         I never got up the guts to send one of my queries into your shark-infested waters, but I d...

  I’ve received an offer of publication from a small publisher-- and an offer of representation from one of my short-listed NY agents. I ...