Shira Hoffman

Literary Agent

McIntosh & Otis

Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

Don't query agents at their main emails if they have a seperate query email! All they are going to do is forward it anyways #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

So much time travel romance! It's not my thing so send elsewhere. It's too close to historical. #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

New #querytip. Do NOT center the text in your query. Makes it very difficult to read! Especially in outlook.

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

Pro tip. If you have an "offer of representation" and you are emailing an agent to tell them put it in the subject line #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

Please don't send submissions to my my main email! You are not cutting the line, you are just irritating the agent #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

If you compare yourself to a NYTBS author in your query had better bring it, otherwise you are setting yoursellf up for failure #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

Probably best not to open your query or chapter with violent rapes or assaults. Most agents are women and feminists #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

Before hitting send on your query make sure to proofread. Then let your query sit overnight and proofread again #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

Ya'll don't tell me your MS is #NA if you don't know the genre! If it's NA it had better be romance, otherwise it's just adult #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

Want to learn the art of twitter pitching? Check out my latest blogpost on the M&O blog bit.ly/1VKPFoY #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

Hey all! Just a quick reminder to only submit to one agent at each agency at a time #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

Don't make presumptions about the marital status of female agents. When in doubt stick to Ms. to be safe #querytip