Lane Heymont

Agents have submission guidelines for a reason. The first test is showing us you are able to follow guidelines. Period. #querytip

Lying in your query is really, really, really stupid. The Internet reveals all. #querytip

No agent is far better than a bad agent. #querytip

Help me help you. Help ME help YOU! #querytip #JerryMaguire #agenting #ShowMeTheMoney

If you're going to query an agent -- please send a query. #querytip

Your query should only be one page. Period. #querytip

You CAN'T hook me w/ a gimmicky query. Write it from your POV, not a character's. Send a business letter. Concise & ABOUT ur story #querytip

I'm tired of dystopians. Especially ones with an elite class ruling over a lower class. Then there's a conflict between them. #querytip

I'm receiving a lot of queries for YA SF/F. I don't rep YA material. I write YA (methinks?) so I do *not* represent it. #querytip #amwriting

Starting ur story with a dream is not only cliche, but a nasty trick. Scary monster in the woods? Cool! Oh wait, never mind. #querytip

Dirk wants to do X because of Y, but Bill doesn't want Dirk to do X, so Dirk must do Z to defeat Bill and accomplish X. #GMC #querytip

Know genre word counts. 38,000 words isn't a short story. 50,000 words isn't a Sci Fi novel. 300,000 words isn't a salable debut. #querytip

Start your novel with action, not background. Action can be anything. An argument, a wave crashing against rocks, a snide comment. #querytip

Like life, publishing is not a race. Suzanne Collins didn't sell THE HUNGER GAMES until age 42. #LiveTheJourneyNotTheDestination #querytip

A debut scifi/fantasy over 100,000 words is a hard sell. #querytip #agenting

I love a story that can make me laugh, even if it's a depressing horror novel! #querytip #agenting #HumorIsEverywhere

I've received SO MANY great queries I can't stop requesting material! So far I have five partials to review. Keep it up everyone! #querytip

Don't praise your story in your query. It's not a real validation. It's also wasted space in what should be a concise letter. #querytip

Degrees don't make great writers. Great writing makes a great writer. Persistence, too. #querytip

A query is not a summary. It's an introduction and hook to capture an agent's attention. Do ur research. Study successful queries. #querytip