Sales pitch. Elevator speech. Foot in the Door. Call it what you will, the query letter is the critical first step to grabbing the attention of an agent or editor.
Susanne Jaffe is a writer, speaker, teacher, editor who was an executive in New York City Trade publishing for many years before becoming the executive and creative director of Thurber House, where she spent almost 15 years. She is the author of two novels, La Patrona and Her Mother's Daughter; she has had many other novels published, and has ghostwritten works of nonfiction. Learn how to write an effective query letter that will be reviewed in this session with Susanne Jaffe.
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