Query letters: Don't be a bad date.

Music I'm listening to: The TV is on, actually. A Friends rerun. Comfort TV.

If you keep up with Miss Snark's blog, you've seen this link already. Otherwise, this is Kit Whitfield's take on why bad query letters come across like bad dates.

Kitty update: she gained two-tenths of a pound in two days—then lost three-tenths. :( I'm trying to tempt her taste buds with new flavors every day. Oddly enough, she hasn't lost her greed for Cheetos...