Sara Megibow

Tonight! 9pm EST I will join @sffwrtcht to chat about #agenting and #pubtip under hashtag #sffwrtcht Join Us! :)

Did we meet at the #RWA14 conference last month? YES - feel free to include that in your query! @romancewriters #queries #pubtip

#QueryFail = "my YA romance will remind you a bit of Silence of the Lambs." #queries #agenting #pubtip

Important AMA with @victoriastrauss at Reddit today. Ask. Read. Learn. reddit.com/r/YAwriters/co… #agenting #pubtip

#PubTip = check your audio rights. If you retain those rights, start shopping 'em cuz DANG we see some nice audio numbers. #agenting

Marketing Tip: Great for library/ teacher interaction = make Discussion Guides like @Sarah_Skilton does here: sarahskilton.com/discussion-gui… #pubtip

Yes, it's ok to say "I follow you on twitter" in query letter. Not a guarantee of read, but shows you've done research. #queries #pubtip

However, don't feel like you *have* to spend $10000 buying an agent's clients' books in order to get a query read. #pubtip

The original query letter for CATCHING JORDAN (then called SCORE) by @MirandaKennealy = writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g… #pubtip #queries

If you find 20 agents to query, read each agent's submission guidelines before you start. 20 agents = 20 different processes. #pubtip

Marketing Tip: List blog posts/author interviews on your website - including topic - like @JaneKindred does: janekindred.com/posts/ #pubtip

I will accept pitches in person at tonight's Bookstore Event! boulderbookstore.indiebound.com/event/author-a… @boulderbooks @mikemartinez72 #pubtip

Sales & Marketing and Publicity are huge assets to our publishing strategy and they all deserve our thanks. #pubtip

Your publicity team is responsible for pitching your book for reviews, national media stories, interviews, etc. #pubtip

Your sales & marketing teams are responsible for selling your book(s) into retail and E-tail spaces and arranging co-op. #pubtip

Marketing Tip = update your Author bio twice a year and update your headshot every two years. #pubtip #agenting

Looking for critique help? I recommend chapter meetings and critique groups sponsored by @romancewriters and @scbwi #pubtip

Marketing Tip: send a press release to your high school and/or college alma mater - those alumni magazines love this stuff. :) #pubtip

Marketing Tip: These book teasers are perfect. Want to do book teasers? Do like @Christina_Lee04 does here: write-brained.com/p/excerpts.html #pubtip

Marketing Tip: example of a clear, easy to navigate Tour page from @tiffanyreisz website. Do it like this! tiffanyreisz.com/tour/ #pubtip