All in all, I wrote ten different versions of the query letter. I researched dozens of agents, and finally settled on about fifteen who were looking for new authors in the mystery genre. I read their biographies on their webpages, and Googled them independently to see what organizations they were part of, or what other professional achievements they had earned.
I tailored each letter to the specific agent I was writing too. I kept them ultra-professional, but where it was appropriate, dropped in a separate line that referenced something additional. Something not related to my query. Something…just a small note…to let them know I wasn't blindly querying every agent in the industry.
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