GalleyCat rounds up
several pitch letters that succeeded in landing a literary agent; the New York Times reports small bookstores appear to be thriving; the Wall Street Journal picks its favorite novels of 2012, including Shani Boianjiu's The People of Forever Are Not Afraid; and other news.
Not exact matches
In recent weeks he has
pitched to New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine; gone on a private tour of Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia and then dined with Phillies manager Terry Francona, general manager Lee Thomas and
several players; gotten an offer to appear on a trading card; and received a
letter from Bud Selig telling him how «fascinating» the acting commissioner finds Volpe's correspondence with big league clubs.
A good cover
letter, like a good sales
pitch, has
several characteristics.
You'll also find
several query
letters from NLA clients posted there, as well as some of Kristin's submission
pitch letters to editors for various NLA titles.
Pitch us your ideas; Creative Nonfiction is now accepting query
letters for
several sections of the magazine.
[Note: Query
letters generally consist of
several parts: an introductory greeting, a 1 - 2 paragraph
pitch or summary, an informational paragraph that includes word count, genre, market potential and / or comparison titles, a bio paragraph, and a closing.