Lane Heymont

Also, query for one project at a time. One. Not two. One. Thank you. #querytip

Don't send me a query and then another one three days later. Especially if it's the same query. #querytip

If I respond to your query and you don't answer in a timely fashion chances are I'll forget you. I'm busy working, not waiting. #querytip

Sending me your five pages pasted into the body of an email and *nothing else* is the perfect way to end up in the deleted club. #querytip

Don't query me with a rhetorical question, because I always have an answer. "Would sacrifice your family to save the world?" Yes. #querytip

Your critique partners should be fellow writers. Your mom, girlfriend, or child don't count. #querytip

A synopsis is not a query. #querytip

This isn’t an April Fools. I’ve sworn off writing anything with demons for awhile. Everyone seems to be writing about demons. #querytip

If I've rejected your manuscript I will remember it when you send me a query a month later for the same manuscript. #querytip #queryfail

Show me you know your shit, not you're shit. #querytip

Query letters are business letters. Be professional. Use proper grammar. #querytip

Saw a movie based on Sheridan Le Fanu's CARMILLA. The film was meh, but I have a soft spot for Gothic literature, so I enjoyed it. #querytip

Agents/editors are not service providers you can call up and hire. It is not our job to tell you how special you are (you're not). #querytip

I spend my day working for clients, not people I won't represent. You would want the same should I represent you. Respect my time. #querytip

Writing a query is a skill. Learn. How. To. Write. One. It's best to do this before querying, not after receiving 75 rejections. #querytip

CC'ing me and 50 other agents is not how you query agents. Or anyone. Stop it. #querytip

All nonfiction books require a book proposal. #querytip

Like your book, your query needs structure. Random sentences addressing random plot points don't work. Learn to write a query. #querytip

I research authors before offering representation, and I expect you do the same before querying. #querytip #subtip

Yes, demons are the ultimate baddies, but so many queries come in where demons are villains "just because". Give them a purpose. #querytip