Sharon Pelletier
Literary Agent
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Lit agent at @DGandBTweets | ranch dressing enthusiast | besotted aunt | prologue assassin | plant mom | she/her
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(I'm also seeing an grievous uptick in LinkedIn / DM pitches, and in outrageously offensive language/content in queries, but I'm sure no one following me on twitter dot com would ever do such sins!!!!)
#querytip
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Sharon Pelletier @sharongracepjs
Spent a lot of time yesterday dealing with my query backlog so here's a few #querytips to help you really stand out from the crowd-Research
-And
-Follow
-Submission
-Guidelines
Struggles I'm seeing recently:
-Missing sample pages or a random number thereof despite clear guidelines on our website (you have no business querying an agent whose website you haven't visited)
-Word counts that are absolutely wild for your category
#querytip
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Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
It is a bit irksome when querying authors query more than one project at a time. A few times now I've been told about an author's offer of rep...on a totally different project I've never seen or heard of before.Lead with your best work that’s market-ready and right for *me*! We’ll talk about your other projects when I love your MS and call to find out more about you. #querytip
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The Nasiona @TheNasiona
Finished writing your book & now you're looking to get it published? In this part 1 of 3 article by @NatalieGasper, Natalie interviews 14 literary agents to answer your burning questionsthenasiona.com/2019/04/01/lit…
#literaryagents #publishing #amediting #amwriting #writingcommunity
Answers here from some amazing agents like @JimMcCarthy528 and @MiriamGoderich! (Oh, and moi 🤓) #querytip
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#querytip Your novel does not need to be accompanied by an illustration, especially not one involving nudity
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Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528
The self-confidence it must take to reply to me that I can't possibly have considered your query when you misspelled "query," your own title, AND my name in the original email.Reminder that replying rudely to a pass is never effective! #querytip
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#querytip reminder: PLEASE update agents w/ your materials when you get an offer of rep. It’s so discouraging when you get excited about a project then learn the author accepted an offer without updating. Especially since we’re often using nights/wknd time to keep up w/ queries
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#querytip: while you are welcome to query our agency again with new work, doing so the *literal minute* you receive my pass is not the best strategy.
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Sharon Pelletier @sharongracepjs
Time to just put it right out there: I'm not interested in queries where rape is a plot device. Not for me. #querytipA good way to know: is rape central to your query? Do your sample pages portray a rape vividly? Your work is not for me. #querytip
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#querytip For the love of all that is holy do not add me to your newsletter list after querying.
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Kate McKean @kate_mckean
I know PEOPLE capitalize NAMES in queries because it's LIKE screenplays but it looks RANDOM and WE DON'T need TO do that anyMORE. #pubtipMy #2 query pet peeve!! Second only to Courier font. #querytip
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Grumpy #querytip reminder: when you get an offer, update other agents! A bummer to read and request something that's no longer available.
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#querytip Don't say things like "Please give this fair consideration" or "I hope you keep an open mind."
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ICYMI I answered a few questions about queries that came from right here on good ol' Twitter dystel.com/2016/09/query-… #querytip
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Jessica Sinsheimer @jsinsheim
Here's how to make a link to your interactions: 1) Go to Twitter Advanced Search 2) Fill in as attached 3)Copy link. pic.twitter.com/CJKhPwQTSFOkay this is genius. If you're querying me, and I know you from Twitter, DO THIS to remind me who you are! #querytip
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Friendly #querytip reminder: you need to include sample pages with your query! @dglm's guidelines ask for the first 25 pages.
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Sharon Pelletier @sharongracepjs
#querytip When an agent requests your full MS, double-check that you're sending a clean version with edits accepted and comments removed!Reading w/ your Tracked Changes or CP's comments is very distracting and makes you look sloppy. And highlights your errors! #querytip
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#querytip When an agent requests your full MS, double-check that you're sending a clean version with edits accepted and comments removed!
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Sharon Pelletier @sharongracepjs
Banner day for rude query-ers. Remind me, have I ever tweeted before about whether it's a good idea to be hateful when you get a pass??? 😒(Yes. I have. More than once.)
(Queryiers? I'm never sure.)
(Be nice, not rude [and many of you are nice! Keep it up!])
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