12 Agents Looking for Your Coming-of-Age Books
Every time I read a query, the opening paragraph ends with a list of big, overarching themes. And I want to convince you, nay, challenge you, to lead with intrigue instead.
The theme sentence is usually some variation of:
The theme sentence is usually some variation of:
- A memoir of the complications of love.
- A generational saga of love, loss, and life at sea. (Okay, life at sea is intriguing.)
- A lit
12 Agents Looking for Your Coming-of-Age Books
query openings that lead with intrigue rather than theme/topic first sentences