If you're not getting requests on your queries and you haven't been reading Janet Reid's Query Shark, then get your butt over there. Now.
I can honestly say I've used used Janet's query format. It gets the basics down for your story, and from there, you can pretty up your your query and personalize it.
It's like the difference between showing a pig fresh out of the mud and showing a pig that has been bathed and had its hair trimmed.
And yes, I used to show pigs.
