Jacquie Flynn

#querytip Make sure UR website/social media profiles/Amazon & Goodreads author page etc. are fresh & up to date before you query

#Querytip When U follow guidelines your query goes 2 right folder. Query in INBOX = author hasn't done homework OR thinks rules don't apply

"I know there is a standard format for submission of a literary work to publishing agents. I haven’t done that!" This doesn't work #querytip

#querytip Don't begin your query apologizing for your inexperience. False humility makes you seem like a time waster

Authors-Don't change character names/details to match the agent you're querying. Happens more than you think and it feels stalkery #querytip

Do not review your novel in your query. Just tell me about your novel, let me decide how I feel about it #querytip

Follow submission guidelines! Agents don't have time to ask for info U neglected to send. The guidelines to tell you what we need #querytip

Pick a genre, two at the absolute most. If you don't understand what your own book is, how is an agent going to sell it? #querytip

I don't need to be tricked or coaxed into giving your query careful consideration, just tell me what you've got #querytip

Show you respect an agents time by getting down to business right away in your query. #querytip

Agents get many excellent queries from from writers who've done their homework & honed their craft. That's why we're selecive #querytip

Follow the guidelines, please. Doesn't make U an appealing prospect if U ignore the 1st piece of professional advice we give you. #querytip

A synopsis in lieu of query doesn't work. If U can't make UR book sound great in 1-page letter why do U think I'll be able to? #querytip

Don't spend 1st 2 paragraphs of UR query trying to cozy up to an agent. They're reading UR query, don't waste UR audience #querytip

If you mention your Twitter following in your query, include a link. And don't exaggerate your social media presence. #querytip

It's mandatory to get the science right in your sci-fi query (and MS.) I get aggravated enough by junk science on Facebook thanks #querytip

Instead, show you've done your research by following the guidelines and writing an amazing query letter #querytip

No need to personalize your query. It won't help but it might hurt. Attempts to personalize are often off-base or worse. #querytip

A number of queries this week were plain confusing. Don't be so clever that things get messy in your query & 1st pages #querytip

When writing that query imagine how an agent would describe your book to an editor in 1-2 sentences. Does it sound good? Be honest #querytip