Re: Query letters - do you use "thank you"? -- The Lonely Canadian Writer

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Date Posted: 16:51:57 05/24/07 Thu GMT-5
Author: Lori
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Subject: Re: Query letters - do you use "thank you"?
In reply to: DianeG 's message, "Query letters - do you use "thank you"?" on 15:56:40 05/24/07 Thu GMT-5

Hey, Diane:

My god, agents are surly characters. Sounds like this one hadn't had its coffee or pills or whatever yet. Saying "thank you for your time and consideration" is just common courtesy, just a polite way to close things up. I use it on all my queries and have never been accused of "groveling". Even in some cases when I was!

I guess the poor writer can just chalk that one up to experience. Do you know who the agent was? Someone not very professional, sounds like.

Cheers,

Lori

>There's a discussion going on in another board that
>gives rise to this question. When submitting a query
>letter to an agent about a novel, the writer wanted to
>know if she should say - "thank you for your time and
>consideration"?
>
>Apparently, one agent has already replied and told her
>not to "grovel."
>
>What say ye?

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Re: Query letters - do you use "thank you"? -- Roger, 19:27:29 05/24/07 Thu GMT-5