Carly Watters
Literary Agent
P.S. Literary Agency
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
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#querytip easy rejections: 120+k (I don't rep SFF), 3+ settings (I don't rep spy novels), pitching themes instead of plot, query 600+ words.
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#querytip: Don't tell me your character is ordinary & we follow their day-to-day. It's your job to pitch what's special about their story.
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Pitching your book this summer? Read this #querytip: "Why Your Query Letter Should Focus On Plot Not Theme" carlywatters.com/2015/07/13/why…
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ICYMI: Why query letters should focus on plot not theme #querytip ow.ly/PyNtE
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Why Your Query Letter Should Focus On Plot Not Theme carlywatters.com/2015/07/13/why… #MondayBlogs #querytip
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Bookmark this one, folks! Don't miss it! "Foolproof, never-fail query opening" via @johnmcusick ow.ly/PcfHR #querytip
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Blog backlist: "5 Things You Didn’t Know About Querying as a Debut Author" ow.ly/NYiXK #querytip
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Rookie query letter mistake: pitching themes instead of pitching plot. Themes don't win over readers, plot & character do. #querytip
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An hour of #querytip advice + a query critique. Sign up for HOW TO GET AN AGENT my Thursday @WritersDigest webinar: ow.ly/Mv8xp
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HOW TO GET AN AGENT, my @WritersDigest webinar, is next Thurs! Instruction + a query critique: ow.ly/Mv6H9 #querytip
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About those ‘Have you ever wondered?’ query letter questions. Why they don't work: ow.ly/Mv9qd #querytip
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ICYMI: "5 Things You Didn’t Know About Querying as a Debut Author" #QueryTip bit.ly/1EraFKA
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Overly wordy queries make me think overly wordy manuscript. Query's purpose is to make me want more, not to tell me everything. #querytip
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Agents round up their best tips: "Query Letter Basics" ow.ly/JNDfa via @writersdigest #querytip
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You have some leeway with word count. But I will never sign up a 230k novel. Never. I don't even sign up novels half that length. #querytip
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"8 Query Tips No One Tells Writers" ow.ly/JIZKC #querytip
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"Successfully Publishing Your 1st Novel" my @writersdigest webinar is on Thursday! w/ 5pg crit! Sign up: ow.ly/IaJKC #querytip
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Yes, it's this simple! There's a formula! "How to Write a Great Query Letter" girlfridayproductions.com/2015/02/how-to… #querytip via @GirlFridayProd
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#querytip Avoid excerpt/quote from your book in your query. I know it's done in cover copy, but it doesn't work for queries. Just confusing.
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#querytip If you call yourself a bestseller, I need to know which publication. If you call yourself award-winning, I need to know the award.