Journey to KidLit - How to Write & Publish Books for Kids

How to Write a Good Query Letter - Journey to KidLit Podcast Episode 8

Journey to KidLit - How to Write & Publish Books for Kids

Show Notes

I've been writing and sending query letters for years now. Some of them that were pretty fantastic and others that were not so great. But how do you know what makes a good query letter and what doesn't?

In this week's episode, I talk about the basics of writing query letters and how to best pitch an agent your story. Plus, I also asked literary agent, Adria Goetz with Martin Literary her top tips for querying agents. If you're ready to publish your children's book, listen to today's episode!

Plus, to get the links to all the sources we talked about today and where to learn more about Adria, download the show notes here: https://journeytokidlit.com/episode-8-write-a-good-query-letter/

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