On query letters:

 
"It’s very important to introduce us to a character with a very clear goal. It’s very important to establish what is in the way of that goal—what or who. It’s very important to establish what happens if they don’t get it—that’s the stakes. The major dramatic question should be very clear, and I should be curious by that question."
 
 
Agent CeCe Lyra on the Writer’s On Writing podcast recorded February 1, 2024