Sara Megibow

Query Red Flag: "Hero wasn't prepared for how life was going to change once XYZ happened" = weak description (and too obvious) #pubtip

If I've met you at a conference, YES it's ok to say, "we were at the XYZ conference together" in your query. #pubtip #queries

Predictions at @HuffPostBooks on YA trends in 2015: huffingtonpost.com/lisa-parkin/4-… #pubtip

#PubTip - list your literary agent on your website. If you know them, also list your foreign agent, film agent and publicist.

#1 most common response to What Do I Want My #AgentDo was "communicate." #pubtip #interesting #agenting

#QueryFail = "If you knew who I was you wouldn't require a query letter." #pubtip

What percentage of your first 10 pages are backstory? in epic fantasy that might be ok, but for many other genres it's red flag. #pubtip

Don't put red flags or exclamation points on your query. If it's in the inbox I will read it carefully. No highlighting needed #pubtip

Red flag in query = anything that sounds like, "heroine/hero WAS SHOCKED when alien landed/world imploded, etc" #pubtip

Trends! @ksumnersmith and I talk trends in this month's agency newsletter (scroll down): us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=84e91418141… #pubtip

To research agents at Publishers Marketplace, what should you look for? Sales in your genre and to what publisher. #pubtip

Another resource for researching literary agents is Publishers Marketplace. Here is my page for example: publishersmarketplace.com/members/SaraMe… #pubtip

This is not the only research you will do on an agent, but it's a great start! Canon of Ethics at AAR: aaronline.org/canon #pubtip

To help understand what makes an agent legitimate, read the AAR canon of ethics: aaronline.org/canon #pubtip

#PubTip = Here is the AAR canon of ethics for agents: aaronline.org/canon

A completed manuscript + well-crafted query still works! #pubtip #agenting

November 14 and November 15 in Colorado: coloradowritingworkshop.com #pitches #pubtip #agenting @WritersDigest @ChuckSambuchino

When I offer representation to a new client I frequently ask, "what else do you want to write?" #agenting #pubtip

I love this post: "The Agony And Ecstasy of Social Media" at @dearauthor = dearauthor.com/book-reviews/t… #pubtip

When agent offers representation, I think it's ok to ask, "to what houses/imprints do you plan to submit?" #pubtip #agenting