What is the standard word count for a literary agent query letter when pitching a contemporary YA novel?
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What is the standard word count for a literary agent query letter when pitching a contemporary YA novel?
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- The Conflicting Advice You'll Receive on Query Letters · janefriedman.com
- How to Write a Query Letter That Gets Manuscript Requests · janefriedman.com
- How to Write a Query Letter to a Literary Agent (Example) · prosematter.com