Marisa A. Corvisiero

It also means you shouldn't call them. Please don't call Literary Agents about submissions unless they ask you to. If you need to follow up, do so following submission guidelines or in the same way that you submitted your work. #querytip #WritingCommunity #amagenting #amwriting twitter.com/mcorvisiero/st…

Authors, if you are submitting your work to a Literary Agent for consideration, but they are closed to queries, it does not mean that you can e-mail them directly or pitch your book on social media. Please follow Submission Guidelines. #WritingCommunity #Querytip

Manuscript Word Count. The golden number is 85K to 90K words for adult books. Digital work is often shorter. Science fiction and Fantasy may go up to 120K. Genres for younger readers like YA MG etc get shorter as the reader gets younger. #Querytip #WritingCommunity @CorvisieroLit

Sure! Make sure that you follow each agent's submission guidelines, try to make your work sound interesting and unique, and always include all of information the Agent will need to make a decision and love your work. #QueryLetterHelp #querytip @CorvisieroLit #WritingCommunity

You’re hilarious! Good #querytip

Lol yes... a public post has a lot ramifications and most aren’t good. Harassment is never okay. Professionalism is in large part respecting people’s time, privacy, and feelings. #querytip #WritingCommnunity

I've recently seen some authors follow up on submissions, and other attempts to communicate with Agents or Editor to try to get them to look at their work or ask for things. Folks, this isn't the forum to do that. Those communications should be private. #QueryTip

We don't restrict whom you submit to, as your process is entirely your own. However each agent you choose to query should be properly targeted and addressed in a single e-mail so you can show them that they are the best match to represent the work. #Querytip #WritingCommnunity

Those can be sent my way. :) @CorvisieroLit #amwriting #querytip #amquerying #amagenting

Exactly! These queries are the very reason why we offer so many workshops and webinars. I try to help authors avoid these mistakes and educate as much as possible, but there's always a few that miss the call. @AuthorWorkshops #querytip #amwriting #writers #authors @CorvisieroLit

When an agent spends time reading a submission and requests to read more, and the author responds with "I will write more pages and will send them to you as soon as they are ready." #querytip = Finish your work before pitching! #agenting #agentlife @CorvisieroLit @AuthorWorkshops

Retweeted Cortney Radocaj (@CortneyRadocaj):

#querytip Give me details! Give me plot points, stakes, specifics!

Don't give me the overarching themes you WANT your story to emulate--those aren't set, no matter... facebook.com/literarygagent…

This is so simple that many overlook it. Take a step back and think about what you are selling when you pitch. #Querytip Thanks @twistedrufus!

Any writers in the Charlotte, NC, area on March 10? Don't miss out on @CorvisieroLit's Author-Preneur workshop! More details here: corvisieroagency.com/charlottenc.ht… #amwriting #amediting #amquerying #querytip

Retweeted Gina Panettieri (@ginapanettieri):

#querytip Don't begin your query with a long bio, particularly if... fb.me/3MLTuZteY

Retweeted Sarah Bailey (@SBTheRen):

Hey #querytip #writer people, @mcorvisiero has some tips for landing an... fb.me/1DzQwDyHw

Retweeted Kat Kerr (@thekatsmews):

#querytip Please be sure to address your query to an agent, using the agent's... fb.me/ZhNcDKK2

Retweeted Kaitlyn Johnson (@kaitylynne13):

#CLAqueries #querytip

1) Don't make query an attachment
2) Never... fb.me/29tyjZqmj

Retweeted Meg LaTorre-Snyder (@MegLaTorre):

#Querytip: Make sure to submit your #query via the specified... fb.me/8Gaw3cAua

Retweeted Bex Montgomery (@BexMontgomery):

#querytip We really don't want ready-to-print PDFs of your book! We... fb.me/16k241WVX