Querying? Here's a guide that won’t make it worse.
Here’s a simple checklist to help you send your query … with less panic and more clarity.

There are a thousand “how to query” guides out there. Most of them are stressful. Some contradict each other. A lot of them assume you’re not intimately familiar with imposter syndrome.

This isn’t that.

This is a checklist for authors who want to query without spiraling. It’s one part strategy, one part hand-holding, and all the peel back you expect from Rosecliff Literary.

✨ WHAT YOU'LL GET

• A clean, printable 1-page checklist

• Key tips agents actually wish writers knew

• Gentle reminders for when your brain is in full chaos mode

WHY IT MATTERS

Because querying doesn’t just mean sending an email. It’s sending your voice. Your work. Your hours alone at the screen … out into a system that often feels vague at best and gatekept at worst.
This checklist doesn’t guarantee anything, but it will give you back a little control. A moment to pause and make sure the work you’re sending is the best version you can stand behind. Because how you query matters. Not because of one agent’s inbox - but because you’re starting something. And how you start should be true to you.