Uwe Stender

I showed this to @btaylorbooks a month ago to verify this happened. @laurenspieller @MalloryCBrown... Not just you. #don't #querytip

The week is almost over. Time to share another "nutcase" nugget.This was the beginning of a query. Don't. #querytip #pubtip #agentlife

The end of the week deserves yet another "nutcases" query. Don't do it, writers. #pubtip #querytip #agentlife

In solidarity w/ @btaylorbooks who received a rude response to a rejection, here's one from my Nutcases folder.Just DON'T. #pubtip #querytip

THIS is my life. This, verbatim, was the beginning of a query. #querytip #pubtip

What NOT to do. #querytip #pubtip #Covfefe

Dear writer: You went through all the struggles of writing a book, why do you query like this?!? Well, don't. #querytip #pubtip

How NOT to query. #querytip #pubtip

The three errors in the response annoyed me. The arrogance, on the other hand, made me chuckle. Nonetheless, DON'T do this #querytip #pubtip

Say what?!? You can find my email address and don't know how to address me? A possible suggestion is you could try my name?!? #querytip

Hmmm, I don't have any influence on the Knight Agency, so I can't be of help. Maybe try someone at the Knight Agency. 😎 #querytip #pubtip

If you query me with an attachment, I won't read the query. I will simply delete it. No attachments unless I request one. #querytip

But...I wanted to give another #pubtip #querytip. While responses to agents like this make me tearlaugh 😂😂😂, don't do it, writers, not this.

When you query, don't write "a colleague recommended you." If you really have a referral, name them, if you don't, don't pretend. #querytip

#writetip #pubtip #querytip

#querytip #writetip

Don't be too cutesy when you query. It may be mildly amusing, but off putting in the context of querying. #querytip #queryloss

What NOT to do in a query: Received this as shown, only eliminated name. Getting such a query is a 100% NO. RESPONSE. #querytip #agentlife

If you query me FOUR novels at a time I will pass. I won't respond. Pick ONE. Or bye bye. #querytip

DON'T query me books with Nazis as THE main protagonist. If they are tertiary villains it's maybe ok, but otherwise:NO. #querytip #hatenazis