Sara Megibow
Literary Agent
KT Literary
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
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#QueryTip = YES "This is a thoughtful, environmental YA science fiction." NO "This book was written to teach kids about global warming."
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#QueryTip = YES "This novel is complete" NO "This novel will be complete by June."
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#QueryTip = YES! "This is my first novel." NO! "This query is terrible because I'm new at this and don't know what I'm doing."
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#QueryTip = YES! "I followed you on twitter" NO! "I followed you home."
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#QueryTip = YES! "Here's my website" NO! "Here's my weblink - buy my book and let me know if you want to rep it."
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#QueryTip = rather than saying, "after X, heroine was forced to do Y" say "after X, heroine does Y." It's a small change but better writing.