Short pitch letter to agents: hook, metadata, bio. Not the synopsis.

Short pitch letter to agents: hook, metadata, bio. Not the synopsis. Publishing terms describe market-facing documents (queries, comps, and formats), not manuscript interior craft.

As an industry term, it describes professional practice outside the manuscript text.

Why it matters

Query letter is industry vocabulary for pitching and publication, distinct from on-page craft.

Common pitfalls

Confusing this industry term with an on-page craft move.
Using jargon with collaborators who define the term differently.

Example only

A one-line query letter names hero, goal, and obstacle for an agent skim.

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Query letter

Also called

agent query

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