Abby Saul

#querytip Not a make or break, but highly recommended: on your submitted ms NUMBER your pages and INCLUDE your NAME and TITLE on each page!

Agent & Editor panels always show how subjective this business can be. So RESEARCH to find the right person for you & your book! #querytip

Can't wait for @PNWA this week! Here are my 5 tips on #pitching for a writers conference: chicagowritersconference.org/2016/07/13/5-t… #querytip #MSWL

My 5 tips on #pitching for @ChiWritersConf: chicagowritersconference.org/2016/07/13/5-t… #querytip #amwriting #MSWL

Struggling with your book summary? Check out the cover copy of your favorite reads. How did they convince you to pick them up? #querytip

#querytip Don't present your query in the form of bullet point answers to our agency query requirements. You are a writer - write!

Biggest issue at our query meeting yesterday: queries not saying what the mss are about! Don't forget your query's major purpose. #querytip

#querytip Detail gives us the flavor of the project, but too much gets us confused

We see SO MANY queries in Jan. and Feb.; Mar and Apr can be a bit quieter. If you've been waiting, now's the time to hit send! #querytip

Remember that your letter is our first look at your writing, and we're looking to fall in love. #querytip

If we asked you to query us, def. do so and remind us it's a requested query! But remember query ≠ emailing the full manuscript #querytip

#querytip Love your work and be proud of it! (Don't overlook or forget this!)

Keep a tight focus on central plot - trying to share EVERYthing that happens in your project will make your query cluttered. #querytip

Great post from May! publishing-hub.com/2014/05/your-q… @PubHub_blog #querytip

What's your project's title? Don't forget to include it! (You'd be surprised how often this "small" detail gets forgotten.) #querytip

Have a sense of word counts! What's typical for your type of project? What's way too long or way too short? #querytip

You spend so much time polishing your MS -- don't have it be for naught by forgetting to polish your query! #querytip

#querytip - this ow.ly/yRlZS, and keep smiling.

#querytip Have a friend who hasn't read your ms read your query. Then ask them what your ms is about. If they're confused, we will be too!

#querytip - check out the agent's website before you query! And speaking of, we have a great new one: browneandmiller.com