The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches and Proposals
Allworth Press, August, 2001.
Trade Paperback, 274 pages.
ISBN: 1581150997
Most editors at top-notch magazines
want to see a query before they will allow a writer submit
a complete article. Because of this fact,
effective queries are one of the most
important skills a freelance writer
can develop. A great query can open the door to
good paying freelance opportunities.
As the book's author, Moira Allen,
says, "To compete with the thousands
of 'good' writers in the marketplace, you
have to be able to develop queries and
proposals that are more than simply 'good'.
They have to stand out in every respect:
content, preparation, and presentation."
Author Moira Allen has been
on both sides of the fence. As a highly successful freelancer,
she has submitted queries to publications. As
as an editor of print magazines and websites
she has received hordes of queries and article submissions.
Moira Allen now writes books and continues to freelance, as well.
She also runs her own Query
Letter Clinic and writer's resource
at Writing-World.com.
Moira's latest book
provides advice and instruction on the
difficult task of writing queries, backed up
with examples of successful queries. The
book covers a number of different types of
queries, including electronic
queries, book proposals, newspaper queries,
novel proposals and many others.
Moira provides plenty of advice, examples,
tips and links to additional resources
to help writers learn to write queries
that can help them get sales.
This is an excellent book for freelance
writers looking for a way to beat out the
competition.
The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches and Proposals is available for purchase on Amazon.com
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This review was published in the September, 2001 of The Internet Writing Journal.
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