Title                       Your Name                      Page 1

Skip halfway down the page
to leave room for us to write back to you.

Your Title            
by Your Name or Pen Name

This is the first paragraph of the work. It is important that you send the first five pages because that is what the editor who will buy your work will read first, and that is what your reader will read first. If this part of your book is not the best part, work on it until it is.

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In fact, you may want to cut the whole first part and start just when the action is getting good. After all, that's when the book is hardest to put down.
       Be sure to use Courier or Courier New or even Dark courier. Always use 12 point font, never larger or smaller. The easier it is for us to read, the more we will read.
      Remember that we want to represent authors who have developed their craft. We are pulling for you to have a wonderful book that will entertain many readers and make money for you and for us. All our editorial comments are designed to do just that.