Michelle Richter
Literary Agent
Fuse Literary
@FuseLiterary Senior Agent. Murder=my fave. @PacePublishing alum. @SINCNational member. She/her. Query Manager link: QueryMe.Online/MichelleRichter
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Melissa Edwards @MelissaLaurenE
Worth wondering: does your manuscript ever get stuck in the minutiae of a topic you know well?Like when you’re watching a legal show and you say, “that’s not how it works?” And you know they cut the boring stuff...
Have you?
Oh, this is a really smart question to ask yourself. #querytip
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Here's a #querytip: don't query in the voice of your main character, especially if they're a murderer.
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Here’s a #querytip: read the submission guidelines for the agent you’re interested in. Check their agency website and don’t go by any secondhand source telling you how to approach them.
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Using racist language is never going to make me want to read your work. Even if you're condemning racism. Nope. #querytip
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Don't think you need a subject line? I have never requested more material from a query w/o a subject. #querytip
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Here's a #querytip: please keep a spreadsheet/list of agents queried so you don't send the same thing to someone who already passed on it.
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Nat Asks You Add #TheBodyParadox on Goodreads @NatNeagle
My agent is giving some great query tips #PitchWars! twitter.com/michrichter1/s…Avoid rhetorical questions. Don't write it from your character's POV. #PitchWars #querytip
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I ask for the 1st 20 pages bec I want to see a sample of your writing. If you don't include them, it's automatically a pass. #querytip
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Please query agents BEFORE you self-pub, not after. #querytip
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There are resources available to define sub-categories of mystery, romance, and SFF. Use them to find the right agent 4 u. #querytip
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Know what genre your book actually is, and what an agent reps. Don't understand the terminology? Research it! #querytip
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If you've already pubbed your book, I probably can't do anything for that same book. So, query first please. #querytip
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Help me see how good you are. Follow my submission guidelines and tell me about your story. The plot. Not how to feel abt it. #querytip
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I just got a query that told me how to feel about the query, was super long, and included no pages. It did not grab me. #querytip
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If the word query is not in my email address, you've sent your query to the wrong place. #querytip
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Writers, please don't have someone else query for you. #querytip
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You all know that commenting on an agent's physical appearance in a query is not a good idea, right? #querytip
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And if you've queried me in May-July, I'm still reviewing them. #querytip