: Re: Ensemble cast novel - pitch and synopsis My mystery novel features an ensemble cast of seven characters. Since I can't talk about all of them in the short span of the query letter, I've decided

I think you are focussing too much on introducing the characters in the synopsis too much. You are telling a mystery tale. Let a reader discover who are the characters later, it is not important to an agent. Focus instead on the situation and the atmosphere of the story. Leave a veil of mystery on the characters and their motives.

You want to pitch your characters way too much and you should definately not rewrite to try and fit an agents taste because of this. What they want to see is if the grand theme of the story fits their ability to sell it to a publisher. And when they request a chapter to read it is to see if the quality standard of your writing is good enough in their eyes.

You felt confident enough with your story to pitch it to an agent. You probably edited the story multiple times and let other people read and judge it. You should not change any part of the story (yet)

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