Gordon Warnock

(#nonfiction #pubtip, that is.)

I love building author careers, but I can't do all the work 4 u. Query me w an established platform and plan, tools I can utilize. #pubtip

If you don’t pay attention to the small details in your writing sample, the agent will. #pubtip #edit

Seriously, if you craft a solid query and follow guidelines, agents will at least read your writing sample. #pubtip

If you query unsolicited via social media and misspell both words of the agency's former name, we will not sign you. #pubtip

Also in today's @FuseLiterary confetti cannon, The Short Fuse Guide to Book Proposals is FREE ow.ly/CyIwt #BookProposal #PubTip

Realize this when you go to self-pub: You have a skill set. It does not include everything. Ask for help when needed. #pubtip

Tips on submitting your full manuscript by @devourerofbooks at @ForewordLit ow.ly/Bprh3 #pubtip

I'm 100% for the validity of self-publishing, but some of these covers, you guys. Yow. This is why I let someone else fix my car. #pubtip

Got a submission for a "YA/NA." Pick one. They're different stories, characters, issues (and most often, publishers). #pubtip

If your promotion plan = Myspace and a company that has since been bought & renamed, I won't hold out hope for those efforts. #pubtip

I'll also check your blog, & if you only have "Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post," that doesn't bode well. #pubtip

Prospective clients: I will Google you. Make sure that ish is clean. #pubtip

What to do after you get "the call" from an agent, by @devourerofbooks at @ForewordLit ow.ly/BprEb #pubtip

"The 5th chapter is included." Folks, don't do this. Readers don't pick a novel off the shelf and turn to chapter 5. #pubtip #amreadingslush

"[Title] is the YA genre written for adults." First, YA is primarily for high-school teens. Second, YA is a category, not a genre. #pubtip

The Nonfiction Book Proposal Demystified: ow.ly/zfHCY #pubtip

How to get book reviews, free recorded webinar with @ForewordLit client @Kelsye ow.ly/xSSkL #pubtip

“Just do what you do best.” – Red Auerbach #nonfiction #pubtip

“How do you get to the heart of a form? You read it a lot.” - Amy Sage Webb #TWW14 #pubtip