Query help

Hello!

I am attempting to write the query for my novella. My first stab at it was in the first person and, while it does need to be more specific, it captured the voice of the story perfectly. I have tried re-writing it in the third person (since doing some reading about how 1st person queries are a no-no) and I'm having a very hard time making it sound special.

My question is this: how much of a "NO" are 1st person queries? If I stated in my opening that it was written in the 1st person, would that be enough to avoid confusion?

Here is a link to the query: Click me (see very first post, though I'm working on a revision to make it more precise)

I would seriously appreciate your feedback, dear agents.

Cheers,
T

Hey Old Hack,

I did. I posted the original version of the query, received feedback, went and read the stickies, and posted several revisions. And at the end, the general consensus was to go back to the original version (cleaning it up and making it more precise) and also to post a thread here, asking for advice.

I've included a link, which I hadn't previously done, to make things easier.

I'm sorry I wasn't clearer before.

Cheers,
T

I just tried and posted both in Query Hell (how aptly named...).

But my gut says the 1st person is strongest.