The Synopsis for Query Letters

Publishing & Author Career
2010
Featuring Amy Burkhardt, Cari Hawks, Denise Dietz, Jeff Gerecke

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A panel of agents discuss what they look for in a query letter when it comes to the synopsis and how they decide which manuscripts to take on.

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