And speaking of hooks

On this page, you'll find an author's take on the query letter. More than that, you'll find links to other authors who either post their query letters that got them their agents, or talk about how they did it without one.

If you're like me, you've read so many articles about how to write a query you can quote what they say in your sleep. But I find reading the actual queries very interesting. On the one hand, I can see some "rules" being broken, but on the other, these queries did do their jobs. So, have a look. See what you think.