Melissa Edwards
Literary Agent
Stonesong
Literary Agent at @stonesongNYC . Lawyer. Lover of TV, movies, and books. Slow runner. Let Bartlet be Bartlet.
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Calling your book a crossover is like calling yourself beautiful: better when someone else does it #querytip
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"The book is significantly original." #querytip what does that mean?
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#querytip: if an agent asks for an R&R on a Monday and you resubmit on a Thursday, you didn't revise enough. I promise you, you didn't.
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I am so over "I teach teenagers, so of course I can write for them!" That's not how any of this works. #querytip
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"It’s professionally edited and flawless."-- #querytip, that's highly unlikely.
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Don't send your query return receipt requested or certified mail. It's weird. #querytip
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"The idea came to me in a dream/ rage induced blackout/ hallucinogenic dive into consciousness." #Querytip this is not the time to share.
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Maybe your ms. does appeal to young & old, men & women, cats & dogs, but best let me figure that out for myself. #querytip
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#querytip: a good query means good writing.
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#querytip: don't tell me what other books don't have, tell me about yours!
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#querytip: if subject line is just "query," my Outlook strangely/ automatically files emails together in giant folder. Add more to subject.
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#querytip: newsflash EVERYONE loves Harry Potter and the Hunger Games series. Really, every human person. And even some animals.
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I'm fairly certain this #querytip is already out there, but let's end "or so he/she/they thought..." for good.
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Misogyny has no place in my inbox #querytip
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#querytip: don't overload on the buzzwords. Islam, Holocaust, cyber crime, Vatican, terrorist, cancer etc. in one query? I'm tired now.
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Don't use a tiny font. Just don't. #querytip