How to Write a Query Letter | The Secret Sauce that Landed Me 8 Offers from Literary Agents

I’m going to teach you exactly how to write a query letter — and I’ll break down the format of the query letter that landed me a 6-figure 2-book deal with a Big 5 publisher.

We’ll go over the entire structure — from subject line down to sign-off — and the secret sauce I used in my hook to land 8 offers from literary agents.

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HOW TO LAND AN AGENT

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