Michelle Richter

Pet peeve #1=fiction novel. By definition, a novel is fictitious. #querytip

Writers, if I pass on your query, please don't respond with a query for another book. #querytip

It's not appropriate to query agents from your day job's email. Get a free personal email account. #querytip

Adding me on Google+ or LinkedIn or Facebook when we've never met=not really a good idea #querytip #agent

But you know what, writers? Other agents DO want ghosts or demons or priests. Keep trying. It's not personal. #querytip

Most of the time when you use "being" as a substitute for "is", it sounds worse, not better. #querytip

Writers, before you write a query as your protagonist, pause and reconsider. #querytip

Maybe,don't compare yourself to a prostitute in your query. #querytip

Don't denigrate yourself while trying to pitch your work. #querytip

Please review your query to make sure you inserted everything you meant to. Please know the diff betw your and you're. #querytip

Double-check your query letter to be sure you've changed the addressee to the right person. #querytip