What to include in your query if you want an agent to pass on your project while inwardly longing for death

A pet peeve post brought to you by my grouchy post-vacation Monday morning attitude

This is Part 1 of a 3-part series.

Over the next 3 weeks, I’m planning to do a three-parter on querying and networking: 1. bad author querying and networking practices (today); 2. good querying and networking practices (next week); and 3. a subscriber Q and A (the week of the 19th).

Feel free to ask me any questions you have after reading either of the f…