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- Title
LINGUISTIC INCLINATIONS IN QUERY LETTERS.
- Authors
Quick, Karen
- Abstract
In traditional publishing, a writer sends out query letters in order to seek representation. Though previous query letter research has examined this document's function when submitted to editors of magazines and journals, query letters submitted to agents for novels have only received attention from within the industry rather than as an object of academic inquiry. This study uses a corpus of query letters for fiction manuscripts to explore whether or not language proficiency and linguistic components bear weight on the success of querying authors. Ultimately, these findings stand as evidence of the empirical impact of language on acquisition odds and encourage further study on the matter.
- Subjects
LANGUAGE ability; AUTOGRAPHS; PERIODICAL editors; LANGUAGE acquisition
- Publication
Young Scholars in Writing, 2024, Vol 21, p32
- ISSN
2152-6516
- Publication type
Article