The Query Checklist You Didn’t Know You Needed

What Most Writers Overlook PART ONE

Everywhere I look, writers are asking the same questions: How do I write a query letter? How do I find the right agent? What’s the best way to get noticed? Those are important steps but they skip over one of the most crucial questions of all:

Am I actually ready to submit?

As a literary agent, I read thousands of submissions every year. I see the same patterns, the same avoidable missteps. What many writers don’t realize is that the real work starts before you hit send. In this post, I want to pull back the curtain and share what I see from the other side of the inbox. I want to help you figure out if you’re truly ready to take that leap and the mistakes to avoid.

This is part one of a four-part series.