When submitting book queries, your letter has precious little time to grab the attention of the literary agent reading it. If you don’t get to the meat of the book right away, your query might end up in the recycling bin. The following guidelines will help you compose a letter that will keep agents’ attention long enough to give your manuscript a fighting chance.

At some point, writers who are dedicated and diligent encounter a fantastic problem of the writing life: What is the best way to organize the publication credits in a professional writing bio? While each writer will have to make his or her own decisions based on personal preferences and goals, we at Writer’s Relief can offer some answers to common questions about publishing credits.

Since we work closely with our clients to write stellar query letters (and since we read many, many query letters via our Review Board), the team here at Writer’s Relief has put together some tips to help you write a better book blurb for your own query letter.

Writing a professional business letter is important to making a good impression, and yet so many writers who send their fiction or nonfiction writing projects to Writer’s Relief don’t seem to know how to write a professional business letter. Cover letters for resumes, letters of introduction, sales letters, and pitch letters all require a professional touch. To format a professional business letter using proper layout, start by reading our helpful tips.

Striking the right tone in a cover or query letter to editors and agents is critical. Learning how to write a cover or query letter is like learning how to dress for an interview; while appearances aren’t everything, first impressions can be crucial.

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Fan fiction is a great way for a writer to gain experience and build a following of readers. It can also be a lot of fun. But should you include your fan fiction writing credentials in a cover or query letter to literary agents or editors of literary magazines?