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Re: [GWL]: Queries

Title: Re: [GWL]: Queries
Hi Mary Lynn!

Welcome to the list and thanks for that information.  I have a question on opening paragraphs that I've long wanted to ask, you've  given me the opportunity.

I am always torn between a) opening a query with the normal pleasantries and saying "I have a story in mind that I would like you to consider" (or something like that) before launching in to the opening paragraph, and b) skipping the pleasantries and launching right into the opening paragraph.  It strikes me as odd to leave out the pleasaantries and lauch direcltly into the article, i.e. "Dear so and so,   The sun's brilliant rays turn a cacaphony of fiesta colored flowers into a blaze of color and light....."

Your thoughts?

I would agree with Carol's advice and also suggest that the opening paragraph of a query letter should "grab" the editor just as the first words of your story are written to hook your reader.   I suggest to my students that they write the first paragraph of  the proposed story and use it as the opening to their query letter. Then, go on to explain the outline of the idea and why it is right for the market being queried.
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