Query for [TITLE]
Dear [Honorific] [Agent Name],
[Tagline]...
[Age]-year-old [Defining Characteristic] [Full Name] just wants [Hopes and Dreams], but when [Inciting Incident], [Chosen Name] [Incited Action]. Now, [Chosen Name] [Updated Purpose].
As [Chose Name] [The New Normal], [Pronoun] discovers [New Discoveries]. [Chosen Name] is put to the test when [Initial Challenges], and when [Greatest Challenge], [Pronoun] has to [Outcome 1] or [Outcome 2].
Complete at [Word Count] words, [TITLE] is a [Category] [Genre] set in [Setting]. It will appeal to readers of [Comp 1] and [Comp 2].
I am submitting [TITLE] to you because [Agent Personalization].
[Qualification 1]. [Personal Detail 1].
Thank you for your consideration.
Yours sincerely,
[Author Name]
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