Looking for great sarcasm in the screenwriting industry? Well, ladies and gentlemen, that is exactly what the wonderfully sardonic "Query Letters I Love" blog provides. A very simple site, two bloggers, under the veiled identities of "Manager Guy" and "Empress" take actual query letters and post them for people to view. Allowing anyone to view the different sales pitches of so many aspiring writers, this technique tends to create a true dissidence while engaging with it - the letters are funny... but often sad.

After the letter is up for members to view, the comments follow. Like the old guys in the balcony on the "The Muppet Show", one-liners, opinions, and brutal analyses tear into the author's sales pitches. While they often take aim at the story idea, most of the comments focus on the letter itself. Was there style? How well did they sell the script to the exec? How could someone who wrote that letter deliver a good script?

With so many scripts in the market place and so many writers aiming to break in, queries have become a way of life. And like the screenplay that defines the content behind them, the variety and style of pitches can be overwhelming. Additionally, the few paragraphs taken from the letter may not always be contextually correct. But does it matter? The excerpts are funny. Even so, like all comedy, the humor lies in the ritual.

But not all query letters make for great comedy. As if they were their own piece of art, some are written with grace and style. They deliver central story and character ideas concisely, and genuinely intrigue the reader - ultimately leading to a request of the material. But like all art, some of it misses, and that's where this web site takes aim.

Are these queries truly representative of the material they are pitching? Guess you'd have to request the script to find out. But maybe the more important question is:

Is your query letter listed?

You can check out Instant Films at: http://queryletters.blogspot.com