Gordon Warnock

Your book proposal should be longer than 7 pages. I'd love it if your marketing section was that long. #pubtip

Yes, a million-word novel is being published. No, I don't recommend you try the same. #pubtip

Anecdotes. An-ec-dotes. However, if your life truly is filled with antidotes, I'd probably want to read your memoir. #proofread #pubtip

Proofread your #QueryLetter. It's our first impression of your writing skills, and spelling/grammatical errors don't bode well. #pubtip

Humorous fiction may be the most difficult genre to write bc you have to simultaneously accomplish both humor and narrative. #pubtip

No need 2 ask agents what they rep. Check their site ow.ly/Kk3aA & ow.ly/Kk3cD & ow.ly/Kk3e3 #pubtip

If you want to be a professional writer, you have to be willing to approach publishing in a professional manner. #pubtip

One of the worst things a debut can present me with is a handful of manuscripts all in different genres. Branding and focus, please. #pubtip

"I have a published novel I'm submitting for representation." If you self-pub, I most likely can't trad-pub unless it sold thousands #pubtip

List word count in your query. Page count changes with font, etc. and character count matters less in books than it does on Twitter. #pubtip

Agents know what is required for your book to sell to publishers (and readers). It's in your best interest to deliver what we ask. #pubtip

Agents & editors will pay attention 2 how u conduct yrself online. There's so much more 2 the business relationship than the writing #pubtip

Dialogue has to be natural above all. Resist the temptation to have your characters do your narrative/informative work for you. #pubtip

#PubTip: Always go to the agent's individual website/listing for the most accurate, up-to-date information.

Also read said magazines. #pubtip

If you plan on subbing to litmags, here's something to bookmark, subscribe to, and check obsessively: ow.ly/FSs4a #pubtip

“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” - John Wooden #pubtip

It's been a while (maybe a month) since I've posted this: ow.ly/FgrD2 #proofread #pubtip #becauseitswednesday

Yikes, and also check your Amazon listings. This one is verbatim from the proposal "Author will do this...insert this text here..." #pubtip

Proofread, don't spell-check, before you submit. I don't need your kelp with this problem. #pubtip