Query Guru: Romantic Suspense

Why you need to pay attention to POV in your query

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Hello, and welcome to another Query Guru post!

Today’s query letter and first page are both really good! I’m not surprised this author has already received 2 requests out of 30 queries. I hope, dear author, that you are celebrating. It’s a huge achievement to receive manuscript requests! That means you’re doing a lot of things right.

So I will definitely be pointing out all the things this query and first page is doing well. And, of course, I have a few suggestions for improvements.

And, by the way, if you’re looking for a comprehensive guide to how to write a query letter in the first place, check out my in-depth post: How to Write a Stand-Out Query Letter.

Now, let’s take a look at the query and first page...