MineOwnKing
Maester
There is one other thing to remember that may or may not take some of the intensity out of this debate.
If an agent is interested in your manuscript and is talented enough to get the publisher you need, the publishing house will then take your query/blurb, give it to their editors and completely rewrite it.
If an agent is interested in your manuscript and is talented enough to get the publisher you need, the publishing house will then take your query/blurb, give it to their editors and completely rewrite it.