A THOUGHT ABOUT QUERIES

My view with queries is NOT to send it logline/synopsis style. By formatting it that way it may take away from the REALITY that you're trying to create even in this one page letter. You want people to become emotionally affected by your thesis and sucked into the flow. When they're reminded that it's just a pitch via ‘formatting’ you may lose a tad of punch. In other words, say it like it's REAL!

ALSO
Pitch one project at a time My belief is when you attempt to sell more than one in the same letter, it takes away from both. Agents and producers respect the passion involved in a single "it's all or nothing" type creative venture. They want the writer to be obsessed with their project and, when more than one is offered, they can get cynical about SELLING being the primary concern.

Pitching one at a time will also allow you to provide more info about the project that you choose to pitch.

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