Query Amy Nielsen at The Purcell Agency

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Send a Query to Amy Nielsen at The Purcell Agency

Hi Amazing Author! *Query Template at the bottom*

I am excitedly on the hunt for Contemporary Thrillers (less than 90K words) both Young Adult and Adult in these sub-genres: psychological (ex. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn), suspense (ex. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty), mystery (ex. Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban), domestic (ex. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell).

Unfortunately, I am not the best fit for Thrillers that fall into these subgenres: action, medical, police procedural (crime), science fiction, paranormal, spy, legal, or political.

Thank you for sending me your work! I look forward to reading it!

Amy :)

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Query Template

1. Personalization: What makes this manuscript a perfect fit for my wish list?

2. Metadata: (50ish words) - Title, Word Count, Age Range, Genre, Comps, and if your manuscript has any unique structural elements such as dual POV or dual timelines.

3. Pitch Paragraph(s) (100-300 words) - Tell me who your MC is (typically age, occupation, a personality trait, etc), what they want (overarching goal), what (or who) is standing in the way, and what's at stake if they don't get what they want (achieve their goal). You may need to do this twice if you have two main characters. *Note-your query pitch should reflect the sample. It should be obvious it's the same book:)

4. Your BIO: (50ish words) - Tell me about you! Publishing credits. Writing organizations you belong to. What you do for work or fun, and of course don't leave out the pets!

I hope this was helpful!

Hi!

This link is specifically for manuscripts I've requested from authors or from other agents. Please do not share this link with anyone. Thank you so very much!

Amy Nielsen

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