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Author John Quinn did his homework. He studied the elements of a query letter, then penned the query below. All it takes is one agent to like a query and request the proposal or manuscript, decide to represent and make a sale. In John’s case, that agent was the talented Claire Gerus, who proceeded to sell John’s book, Someone Like Me, to History Publishing. Note the hook used to begin the letter. It immediately draws you in and keeps you reading.

Dear Ms. Gerus:

I have a secret I want to share with you, a secret that only a few people in the entire world know…so far.  I was born with cerebral palsy and I joined the United States Navy.  I’ve only had to keep that secret for my entire twenty-year career as a sailor. (more…)