Lane Heymont

New agents can be great if they're with a reputable agency, have credentials and are HUNTING to quench their hunger! #querytip

Study Publishers Marketplace. What's selling? Who represents what? What are their sales like? Research! #querytip

Don't query self-published novels unless you've made a zillion sales. #querytip

I. Am. A. Man. At least...no, wait, yep I'm a man. #querytip

If an agent doesn't respond to ur query, don't re-query the same ms. When a gf/bf dumps u don't txt them nonstop. Same principle. #querytip

Don't explain your novel to us. Show your protagonist's goal, motivation, and conflict. THAT'S a query. #querytip

Don't pay a reading fee. Ever. Not to an agent. Not to an editor. Don't do it, please. #querytip

Edit your query and manuscript to perfection, but remember true perfection is impossible. #querytip #writingtips

Don't tell us how we are supposed to feel about/get from your story. Let us find what WE find. Reality is truth. #querytip

Write the story you want to read. #querytip #writingtips

Talking negatively about yourself in a query is not the way to win over an agent. Neither is boasting how fantastic you are. #querytip

A writer should have at least 1-3 projects in the works at any given point. #querytip #writetip

In fact, do not query me. As of yet I not an agent. Follow the submission guidelines on the Seymour Agency website. #querytip

Don't query me through my website. #querytip

Conferences are great places to connect with agents. Just don't go following them around. Stalking isn't cool! #querytip

A number of queriers answer rejection with hostility. If an agent doesn't respond, don't be offended. It's for the agent's sanity. #querytip

Querying is like dating. Make sure to ask questions on that first date. Communication is KEY! #querytip

Don't tell us how amazing your manuscript is, let us find out for ourselves. #querytip

The key to being a good writer #querytip #quotes instagram.com/p/vBfTT_teIw/

Pay attention to sentence structure. Keep it varied and interesting. Old news is old news. #querytip #writertips