Kaitlyn Johnson

#querytip #CLAqueries Saying you originally wrote a nonfiction but changed it to fiction is a red flag. I worry about the story identity

#querytip Current popular query trend: grim reaper goes missing & mc must take the place/solve the disappearance. #CLAqueries

Remember, agents need to see word count, not page count. Be sure to include this! #querytip #CLAqueries

#querytip My observation, I've had novels in my inbox titled RAGNAROK like 6 times in last months. This is a title not to choose #CLAqueries

#querytip If guidelines ask for 5 pgs, don't send 20. It shows you either don't care or don't do your research. Either way, not a good intro

#querytip Also, don't then tell me someone tried publishing the book and it failed. Why? Why tell me that? Just let your book do the talking

#querytip Please don't tell me your students said your book was better than Harry Potter. Let your pages speak for themselves #CLAqueries

Also, if you say you're wiling to change MC age/audience market, I'm unsure you really believe in your own book #CLAqueries #querytip

Why is the storyline acting against your genre or age category? They should go hand in hand #CLAqueries #querytip #amquerying (2/2)

Whenever I see "Despite the storyline, this is a [genre]", I raise on eyebrow. #CLAqueries #querytip #amquerying (1/2)

Got an #amediting question? Here all day with #editingtip and answers! #querytip #amwriting #amquerying

Please don't email an agent's personal, non-agency email. That's rude and a good way to simply be deleted #CLAqueries #querytip #amquerying

There's no need to include images in your query. 1) I care about pages 2) half the time they don't show up #CLAqueries #querytip #amquerying

If we have a previous query from you and you send in a new one, tell us! Multiple queries are confusing #CLAqueries #amquerying #querytip

"My novel cannot be placed into a genre" - this says you haven't researched or your story isn't clear #CLAqueries #querytip #amerquerying

Just for those who don't know: I don't represent novellas, short stories, or poetry ❤️ #CLAqueries #querytip #amquerying

Fantastic post about agents making time for themselves as well as others! #amagenting #amwriting #amediting #querytip #amquerying

Psst. Writers. Alter and Altar are two different words. Just saying. #querytip #amediting #amquerying #amwriting

Be sure to read your query a few times. Seeing "INSERT NAME" makes me think you rushed through it #CLAqueries #querytip #amquerying

Ancestor and relative = different things. Ancestors are dead, therefore, cannot be searched for in your novel #CLAqueries #querytip