Kaitlyn Johnson

If you want your book to even remotely interest me, do NOT insult my work as an agent thus far and insinuate none of it can possibly make a difference until I come upon YOUR book. #querytip

Offensive, rude, small-minded, (continues the list to infinity)...😡

#querytip Thrown ≠ Throne

#querytip Learn your hyphens:

1) a fifty-five-year-old
2) a fifty-five-year-old man
3) a group of ten- to twelve-year-olds

No hyphen:

4) ten years old
5) ten years of age

You wrote a series. That's awesome. BUT, only focus on Book #1 in the query.

You can mention it's intended to be the first of a series, but the agent/editor is only focusing on THAT story. If necessary, they'll ask you about the series details later. #querytip

Don't tell me the book themes - loss, love, healing; give me the character, the conflict, and the stakes. When in doubt RESEARCH #querytip

So, the first six queries tonight are all one big smashed paragraph that barely tells me anything about the book. People, if you do zero research you will have zero success. #querytip

@CorvisieroLit is officially open to queries again! Check out the agent bios and be sure to submit to our Query Manager profiles! #amquerying #querytip corvisieroagency.com/representation…

Be sure to check your inbox settings. If I try to respond to your query four times, and it rejects it every time, I have to simply delete it. There's nothing I can do to fix it 🙁 #amagenting #querytip

2018 is almost here! Be sure to check out my Events page and come see me at a conference next year! #amwriting #amediting #amquerying #querytip #pubtip #conferences facebook.com/pg/LiteraryKat…

It's not a "fictional writing project". It's a book. A manuscript. A novel. Own your blood, sweat, and ink. #querytip

#querytip It's nice to know your motivation for writing the book, or what exactly you're looking for in an agent. But save these details for THE CALL. Don't waste your precious space in a query. Agents want to learn about your book, first and foremost.

Just opened 6 queries in a row that began with rhetorical questions. Please, don't do this. It leaves the query feeling hook-less (my dumb word for uninteresting) and takes up space. #querytip

#Querytip If you don't give me your full name, I'll either use your initials (awkward), guess from your email address, or use your actual email address if it's that vague. Please include the full name in the query!

Just a reminder to writers: Corvisiero is closed to queries until Jan 2 (and will also only be accepting through Query Manager at that date). If you send us one before then, it will be deleted while we clean out the inboxes. #amwriting #amediting #amquerying #querytip

And when it does find its home, let me know so I can love the reading of it all over again!!! #amediting #amquerying #querytip #writers ❤️❤️❤️

So, I just want to say again, YOU HAVE SO MUCH TALENT AND POTENTIAL. If I give an R&R, it means a lot. I don't just throw them around. And I hope I could help so you find that agent who clicks, who loves instead of likes #amquerying #amediting #querytip #writers

Last week, saying no to those few manuscripts killed me. I've been there, I've gotten the rejection letters. It sucked imagining the faces when they open my email. I don't like saying no #amediting #amquerying #writers #querytip

And, #writers, you deserve love. You deserve the agent who sees your book's journey, who can't wait to fling it at those special, amazing publishers and editors. I know it's easy to just say that, but it's better for your career. #amediting #amquerying #querytip

Every time I get an R&R manuscript back, I'm unbelievably excited. I get butterflies and want to throw everything to the side to focus on that story. I WANT you to be the next one! #amquerying #amediting #querytip #writers

But because I knew I wasn't right for that story. I wasn't the puzzle piece that clicked. I couldn't sink in and have a true vision for its whole journey. And this is where it gets complicated. #amquerying #amediting #querytip #writers