22 April 2019
Almost anyone who has spent time in the query trenches knows how challenging it is to capture the attention of a literary agent. Most agents, even new agents eager to build their client list, pass on over 90 percent of the queries they receive. In some cases, the reason is obvious: The agent doesn't represent the writer's genre; the writer has written a synopsis rather than a query letter; the agent isn't accepting queries, at all.