Mary C. Moore

Make Your Manuscript Stand Out: Tips for Better Beginnings relentlesswriters.blogspot.com/2015/05/tips-b… via @LisaAbellera #askagent #writetip #pubtip #slushpile

"Dear Sir/Madam," makes my teeth start grinding. #slushpile

Van Morrison in background while reading submissions. Makes me more accepting than if it was say, Black Sabbath (who I also love) #slushpile

Be careful when spelling "thorough." See a lot of "She was very through in her search."#writetip #slushpile

Ah! Three page query in all blue font! My eyes! My eyes! #slushpile http://t.co/Mckgj54dML

Happy hump day. When I see a submission I like I'm like this guy:
#slushpile #amediting http://t.co/AnqRWzHCo5

Around twenty percent of submissions are well written. Acceptance or rejection are subjective at that point. #askagent #slushpile

Number 1 grammar error - it's vs its. Know the dif: data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/… via @GrammarBook #writetip #slushpile

"seemed to" is 99% of the time an unnecessary turn of phrase #writetip #slushpile #amediting

Well that's one way to pitch: Woman Sues Halle Berry and Amanda Bynes So She Can Pitch a Script jezebel.com/woman-sues-hal… #slushpile

Watch out for "then" versus "than" in your submissions. Take the then/than quiz: waikato.ac.nz/students/stude… #writetip #slushpile

Query actually had "unfinished manuscript" in subject line. Sigh. #slushpile http://t.co/DxKzl4RGw1

It's amazing how many submissions start with a dream. It's not an instant rejection, but it doesn't help. #writetip #slushpile #ameditor

First 12 pages are single-spaced italicized prose. Head. Bang. On. Desk. Bang. Bang. Bang. #slushpile #amediting

Bangorrhea-see too much of it in the #slushpile. “@HuffPostBooks: 3 punctuation marks you should be using more often huff.to/1em20KA”