Kelly Van Sant

Just a reminder that literally anyone can tweet a #querytip and some of them are garbage.

@RaeAChang is giving away #querytip gold in this thread!

So put on your pajamas and your thickest skin and come hang out with me, shred your query letter, and make it shine. #amquerying #querytip

I'm over at @PubCrawlBlog today with a post about the dreaded Pre-Query. #querytip #amquerying publishingcrawl.com/2017/07/21/pre…

And here's a post about how to send a nudge if an agent (me) has kept you waiting! #querytip penandparsley.com/blog/2017/5/16…

If you're still revising your manuscript you're not read to query. #querytip

Instead, just tell me the story so that *I* want to read your book! #querytip

Your query letter has precious little real estate, so don't waste it explaining why people are going to want to read your book. #querytip

I get so many query letters in book report mode, telling me the themes and the takeaways and the influences. #querytip

Queries are about Telling & Selling. Tell me the story and sell me on it. That's it. #querytip

Don't tell me the themes of your book, don't tell me what readers will learn or feel from your book. Tell me the STORY. #querytip

Writers, keep track of who you submit to so you don't accidentally query the same agent with the same project a few weeks apart. #querytip

Um, don't start your query by saying your book is made up of "a collection of failed projects." Doesn't make me want to read more. #querytip

Writers, please research the word counts for your genres! 23,000 is way, way too short for a YA novel. #querytip

I google search writers before requesting a manuscript. Make it easy & just link to your social media & website in your query! #querytip

What makes me decide to request or reject a manuscript? I just know. #querytip kelly-vansant.squarespace.com/blog

#querytip Don't use comp titles you're unfamiliar with just because you see them in my #mswl.

I'm not the right agent to relaunch a previously published book in the mainstream. #querytip

Writers, please remember to include your name at the close of your query letter! I need to know who to address if I get in touch. #querytip