Laura Zats

Also: no agent/editor considers themselves too above you to answer. Writers are how we make money. We're just swamped. Always. #pubtip

#pubtip #query EXAMPLE:

C YA Query: THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN ME IS YOU by @ms_lilyanderson

#pubtip Okay guys, let's talk #query conventions. In the email's subject line, follow this formula:

Genre/category Query: TITLE by Name

#pubtip pet peeve: hiding the MC in the opening pages. Does it really help to withhold names/use vague pronouns? No. No, it does not.

Erotica is a specific type of book, with a particular type of structure. Not a book with sexytimes. #pubtip #publishing

We're all in this together. Please understand that we work 70 hrs/wk to get you responses as fast as we can, for free—Don't be dicks #pubtip

Agents are people, not nameless beasts who only care about keeping you from being published. we get 150 subs/wk, and HAVE to say no #pubtip

Authors, give #teamredsofa agent @ALRutter some love. She's had some particularly nasty emails from writers lately. #pubtip: be kind!

I love interacting with querying writers on Twitter. I really do. But please, please don't friend/connect w/ me on FB or LinkedIn. #pubtip

Track all the details in your series by writing a book bible for yourself. #pubtip

Just like you wouldn't bake bread without flour, you should get the mechanics down before you write a book #pubtip

You can't copyright titles. @MNBookPub #pubtip

#pubtip: getting an editorial agent doesn't mean they're will edit your book, nor does it mean you can query a unedited MS

#pubtip quiz: the proper response to a form rejection is:
A) Ranting and raging
B) Nothing
C) Troll me online
D) Re-querying inline

Every week I have from 5-10 people who query me try and connect on LinkedIn. Don't do this. #pubtip

You know how in Craigslist ads, people ask for a specific phrase to show you're not a robot? Don't do that in a query letter. #pubtip

Your biggest secret weapon to getting a full request: a first page that begins with ACTION #pubtip

Reeking of alcohol can wreak havoc on your olfactory nerves #grammar #pubtip

#pubtip: hooks are your best friend. Tell an agent about your MC's quirks and odd plot points. Typical is the enemy

Just like ignorance of the law doesnt mean you can break it, ignorance of the query process doesnt mean you get to ignore guidelines #pubtip