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Query Letter Submission System

Literary agent querying with personalized letters, submission tracking, and response management

Complexity: Moderate | Duration: 15-30m | Category: Creative/General

Tags: querying literary-agents submissions publishing query-letters

Workflow Diagram​

Steps​

Step 1: Agent research​

Agent: agent

researcher - Identify agents representing your genre

Step 2: Submission guidelines​

Agent: agent

researcher - Review each agent's preferences

Step 3: Query letter writing​

Agent: query

writer - Craft compelling hook, synopsis, bio

Step 4: Personalization​

Agent: query

writer - Customize each query to specific agent

Step 5: Synopsis writing​

Agent: query

writer - Create 1-page and 2-page synopses

Step 6: Sample pages preparation​

Agent: query

writer - Format first 5, 10, or 50 pages

Step 7: Batch submission​

Agent: submission

tracker - Submit to 10-15 agents per batch

Step 8: Tracking spreadsheet​

Agent: submission

tracker - Log dates, agents, responses

Step 9: Follow​

Agent: up timing

submission-tracker - Follow up after specified period

Step 10: Response management​

Agent: submission

tracker - Handle requests, rejections, offers

Usage​

To execute this workflow:

/workflow creative/general/query-letter-submission-system.workflow

See other workflows in this category for related automation patterns.