{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Oscar Ghostwriting","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.oscarghostwriting.com\/blog","author_name":"James","author_url":"https:\/\/www.oscarghostwriting.com\/blog\/author\/jamesadmin\/","title":"How Do You Write a Query Letter When You Don't Know What Makes Your Book Special?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"R31nmZwz1C\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oscarghostwriting.com\/blog\/how-do-you-write-a-query-letter\/\">How Do You Write a Query Letter When You Don&#8217;t Know What Makes Your Book Special?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oscarghostwriting.com\/blog\/how-do-you-write-a-query-letter\/embed\/#?secret=R31nmZwz1C\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How Do You Write a Query Letter When You Don&#8217;t Know What Makes Your Book Special?&#8221; &#8212; Oscar Ghostwriting\" data-secret=\"R31nmZwz1C\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.oscarghostwriting.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.oscarghostwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/write_query_letter.jpg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"Here&#8217;s the uncomfortable truth that most writing advice doesn&#8217;t say out loud: almost every author, at some point, sits down to write a query letter and realizes they have no idea what their book actually is. Not in the way that matters for querying, anyway. They know the plot. They know the characters. They&#8217;ve spent [&hellip;]"}