Stacey Donaghy

#querytip Spend time telling the agent about your story and not why the agent shouldn't pass on your story. #Sell your story

I wear the title #nerd #bookworm with honor. #amreading #writingtips #querytip join our team Sept.9@9pmEST #AskDLG Second Wed. every month.

#querytip It's hard for an agent to be enthused if you negate your own writing or experience when querying #sell me.

#querytip Check agent preferences before sending submissions. Agents that do not rep non-fiction will be #autopass in most cases. Time waste

#Querytip pay attention to word count, 235K words for a contemporary romance is a red flag for me #editing try to come in at 80-90K Oooo

@sue_mill #querytip That's right, don't keep the story a secret from the agent you query, we need to know!

#querytip don't ignore guidelines by sending to primary emails. Not cool to try and squeeze to the front of the line. #petpeeve

#querytip #writing #edits
Proof read your sub before sending. And I do mean your not you're as used incorrectly 5 x's in query #yikes

#querytip Queries are so important. Tell us about the story, hook us!

#Querytip please narrow the genre down it cannot be all things in all categories. If it is #epicfail

#querytip there is a difference between porn and erotic romance. If you're unclear look it up before querying. #please

#querytip Please don't use a company to send me a query, I want to hear your voice. #petpeeve

#querytip Stop killing parents, too many queries with accidents resulting in parental death. There are better ways to build tension/conflict

#querytip Don't waste your time querying an agent with a genre that they do not rep. #Instapass. Visit websites before querying.

#querytip Do not write nasty replies when declined. Yes it's upsetting, butAgents have signed writers even after turning down their 1st ms.

#querytip Identifying your ms as highly complex for the intelligent reader with multi-genre compositions making it hard to define. #fail

#Querytip To compare your work to other stories or authors #helpful, to say I will rival or am better *insert famous author name* #Turnoff

#Querytip research the agent and agency website to make sure that they rep what you are writing. Seeing some queries outside of pref's.

#querytip Don't forget hook. Seeing queries that have no hook, just intro to writer and into samples. You're competing with 100's #standout

#querytip follow guidelines neglecting to send sample pages or synopsis and asking agent to write if they wish to see them??? Sorry to busy.