Lucienne Diver

Do not @ people with your book promo. Do not @ authors with your negative reviews about their work. Do not neg on other authors in your queries or treat them as your adversaries. #PubTip #ProTip #publishing

-insult the agent in the query letter with a line you would CLEARLY not include in a note to a male agent
-send something that's already been published (self-published is already published) #pubtip

Responding to a nice personalized rejection on a query with arrogance and borderline threat is not the way to make someone reconsider. It is, however, a good way to get blocked. #pubtip

Things that should not have to be said: if you sign with an agent, let the others considering your material know so that they can move on to work by their clients or others who still want/need their time and attention. #pubtip

#pubtip Don't send first drafts to your agent/editor. Revise first. Get your novel into shape so that we can see the forest for the trees!

If you query other than by guidelines, computer will think e-mail is spam. If comp thinks e-mail is spam, I will believe and delete. #pubtip

2 minutes until @WWWriting goes live with @P_N_Elrod and @rachelcaine. Tune in @ whiskeywinewriting.com !! #amwriting #writetip #pubtip

Unless you have an offer on the table, don't specify to an agent when you'd like to hear from him/her. #wrongfoot #pubtip