Re: Schtuf

> > changing the facts to math the piece and your changing credits.  I tried to
> > upload it into this message and got booted off the board because my floppy
> > drive isn't working again.  I'll send it when I have a little more time.
> > I used it to query agents for my novel and had some success with it.  I rar
> > query for articles but the letter could be adapted for those too.
> Ain't computers wonferdal?
> No rush.  Whenever you get the chance.

     Here it is:

                  (Rhia R. Drouillard Copyright 1992)


                         SAMPLE QUERY LETTER

Name
Address
City, State & Zip
Phone Number

                                                                Date





        DREAMS, is the story of three women.  Two are caught in a sticky
web of terror created by the third.
        RENE GODDARD is a women who's life goal was to have one person
to love her and only her.  When she realized that she would never get
her wish, she devised a demented plan to fake her only daughter's death,
a plan that gave her four years alone with Jean.
        JEAN GODDARD was forced into seclusion by her mother. No one
suspects that she is alive.  Unable to take the torture of being her
mother's prisoner and holding out little hope of escape, she
counterfeits being in a catatonic state.
        ROSE FLANDERS has been plagued by recurring dreams for the past
four years, since being blamed for her cousin's death and forced into an
isolation from most of her family members.  Each night, Rose sees Jean
laughing, talking and most of all, breathing. Could Jean still be alive?
In an attempt to dispel the disturbing dreams forever, her psychologist
insists that Rose confront the people and places in her dreams.  In the
process, she stumbles upon some UNSPEAKABLE family secrets; a discovery
which could cost her her life unless she can manage to escape the
clutches of her murderous aunt.
        I am seeking professional representation for my "Women In
Jeopardy" novel, DREAMS, and was drawn to your listing in the 1994 Guide
To Literary Agents. I have been a freelance writer for the past seven
years and have many publishing credits in various newspapers across the
country.  Writing full time since December of 1992, I began attempting
to break into the magazine markets and have done quite well. I am now
editor of Writer's Workshop Review, a small press writers' magazine that
is becoming very successful.
        If you are interested in reading more of DREAMS, I would be
happy to send you sample chapters of the entire manuscript.  Enclosed is
an SASE for your response.
        Thank you for your time.


                    Sincerely,



                    Rhia R. Drouillard




        A good query should be only one page, single spaced.
        If you have little or no writing experience, use that space to
tell how you researched your topic or to tell something about your
hobbies, interests or home life. (How many kids, how long married,
etc...) You can use this basic outline for queries to magazine editors,
newspaper editors or book publishers and what have you.  Just tailor it
to fit your needs.
        A special thanks to Elizabeth Buzzelli who shared her format
with me, long ago.

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