query letter

Hi all! I am attempting to send out my first agent query letter, but before I do that, I would like some help making sure that it is the best it can be. I'm not sure exactly what criticism I'm looking for, so anything constructive you have to offer would be helpful. Dear Ethan Ellenberg, I...

In my experience the advice about the dreaded "comp titles" you need for your query letter usually comes with a number of "must does" including to only pick books that sold well. I've never heard any useful follow on how to do that. One thing you can do for free, if you are prepared to open a...