{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Collins Ghostwriting","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog","author_name":"James","author_url":"https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog\/author\/jamesadmin\/","title":"Why Is My Query Letter Not Getting Responses? Common Problems","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"d9SgpXtk6x\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog\/why-is-my-query-letter-not-getting-responses\/\">Why Is My Query Letter Not Getting Responses? Common Problems<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog\/why-is-my-query-letter-not-getting-responses\/embed\/#?secret=d9SgpXtk6x\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Is My Query Letter Not Getting Responses? Common Problems&#8221; &#8212; Collins Ghostwriting\" data-secret=\"d9SgpXtk6x\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\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.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/why-is-my-query-letter-not-getting-responses-common-problems-featured-768x432.png","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":338,"description":"Your query letter is likely not getting responses due to five core structural failures: a vague pitch hook that summarizes plot instead of stakes, inaccurate manuscript word counts that signal amateurism, outdated or missing comparative titles (comps), unpolished opening sample pages, or improper targeting of agents whose current manuscript wishlists do not match your project. [&hellip;]"}