How to Write a Query Letter

Know the Key Do's and Don'ts in Writing Your Query Letter


Writers looking to land an agent and traditional publishing deal: Have you started writing your book proposal? Are you worried about whether your proposal will entice agents? Do you even know where to start?

The driving force behind your book proposal is the query letter. Its main goal is to get the agent to request additional materials. Many agents receive hundreds of queries every day. They evaluate them very quickly, and dismiss them very quickly.

Yours needs to be outstanding to break through the noise.

Join Jennie Nash as she teaches you how to write a query letter that gets agents' attention. You'll break down the query letter into its foundational elements, perfecting each part to make the whole query sing. This class is applicable to writers of any genre, fiction or nonfiction.

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Your Instructor


Jennie Nash
Jennie Nash

Jennie Nash is the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, a company on a mission to lead the emerging book coaching industry with rigorous training, high standards for certification, and support for coaches while they launch and build their businesses. Author Accelerator has certified 300 book coaches, who are working all over the world to help writers of all kinds do their best work. Jennie’s own clients have landed top agents, six-figure book deals, and spots on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Jennie is the author of 12 books in 3 genres, including her Blueprint for a Book series for fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. Sign up for her newsletter, The Art & Business of Book Coaching, at jennienash.substack.com.


Frequently Asked Questions


What is your refund policy?
We do not offer refunds for this course.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own.
How can I get feedback on the work I do in this course?
The query is the heart of your pitch to agents, and it is so critical to the success of your pitch that we recommend getting professional feedback on it so that you can pitch with confidence. We have an amazing team of certified book coaches who have been trained in how to guide writers through the pitch preparation process and who know the publishing industry inside and out, and we would love to help you find the right coach for you. Tell us about your project at authoraccelerator.com/matchme to get connected to a book coach.

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