Emily S. Keyes

Make sure you know the conventions of your genre and how your MS fits into them. #querytip

You should send a query in your query. Don't just send random pages. #querytip

Try to avoid grammatical errors in your title. #querytip

You should not use "yr" for "your" or other text speak in your query. BUSINESS LETTER. #querytip

"You don't represent my genre but I'm querying you anyway." Don't be this person. #querytip #queriesareback

Footnotes in your query letter probably aren't necessary. #querytip #querytips

Don't send me just one poem. Especially since I don't rep poetry. #querytip #querytips

"It is a thrilling story that houses the most unique settings any writer has written." #querytip: don't overhype your MS.

You still shouldn't pay some stranger to query on your behalf. In case you think that changed from last week. #querytip

If you describe your novel as "contemporary YA" and then list all the fantasy elements, I will side-eye you. #querytip

Me sending you a form rejection does not mean, "Please send this same query with a different title as soon as you receive this." #querytip

You don't need to send an email asking for permission to query. As Nike says, Just Do It. (Don't sue me, Nike.) #querytip

The recurring theme of @ATallOrder and my query critiques today was "be specific, not vague." #querytip

If your query is in a language I can't identify, then I can't respond to it. #querytip