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My Query Letter

My Query Letter

Yep, the one I actually wrote that got me an agent.

Kate McKean
Feb 06, 2019
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Hi subscribers,

I promised I would share my query letter, the one I wrote to land my own agent, the amazing Michael Bourret at Dystel, Goderich, & Bourret. Drum roll:

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Hi Michael, 

So, this is a funny email to write. I'm looking for an agent. Turns out it's as nerve wracking as all those queriers tell us it is.

I've written a picture book called BRIGHT LIG…

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