A quick list of things you don't need to tell agents in your query!
-Whether this is the first novel you've ever written
-How long you worked on it (especially if it's a really long time)
-Your whole life story
#querytip
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Replying to @LeonHusock
When you read these things in a query, does it sour you to the pitch even if you may have otherwise liked it without the superfluous info?
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Replying to @krislcoll
Nope! Very few things will cause me to write off the whole query by themselves.
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Replying to @LeonHusock
Would my mentioning the number of times I was distracted by puppies on Instagram while I should have been writing my book resonate with you, though? The number is impressively high.
7:54 AM - 20 Feb 2018
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