Abby Saul

#querytip If you have a personal connection to the agent (referral, conference meeting), lead with it! Don't bury at the end of your query

Writers seeking rep - read. this. thread. #querytip #lifetip

I adore this as an example of how powerful your choices for your book's synopsis can be. What impression are you giving? #querytip

Some books need prologues. Most books do not. I'm on requested query #5 today and here's prologue #5 - nope. #querytip

I say no to too many queries for (a) being genres I don't do or (b) having WAY too long or too short of word counts. #querytip

Another great #querytip round-up from @WritersDigest: 34 Submission No-Nos! writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

Great #pubtip #querytip advice in here (including from yours truly)!

Fantastic advice from @LoriRaderDay!! #querytip

Time for another friendly reminder about word counts... writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g… #querytip

#querytip Wait!! Is the agent's name correct? Did you include genre and word count? Does the agent rep that genre? Check before you send!

#querytip Diving right into the query ("Grace's mother kept secrets") > starting with "I" statements ("I have written a novel about Grace")

Another #querytip this week: your historical fiction query should say in what era of history it is set! No prizes for obfuscation here.

A gentle #querytip reminder about comp titles: if you're comping only classics - and no recent titles - you're doing yourself a disservice!

Big thanks to @AmySueNathan for having me on her blog today to talk women's fiction! #querytip wp.me/p7hF5F-1CY

And #querytip 5: Comp titles do a lot of work in your query, and that can be positive or negative. Choose after a great deal of thought!

doesn't seem like a thriller at all! You have limited space, but you can do a lot with it. (2/2)

#querytip 4: Make sure your query reflects that tone of your book. A thriller pitched with a boring & redundant query (1/2)

#querytip 3: I have genres I'm interested in & ones I do not want. I'm very clear about what I want, on the @LarkWords website and #MSWL!

#querytip 2: We (agents) are all generally looking for full-length work, not novellas. Word count guidance here: writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

#querytip 1: Double & triple check query guidelines before you hit send! You can find the ones for @LarkWords here: larkwords.com/how-to-query/