KT Literary

I find myself once again resharing this 6 year old post about how I'm over the Chosen One trope: ktliterary.com/2010/06/one-gi… #queries #PubTip

ICYMI, another About My Query post is up on the blog! Thanks to @SaraMegibow for the insight! ktliterary.com/2016/09/about-… #pubtip

Going through queries, and I'm quickly reminded of an old standard: if I can play it as a D&D campaign, I don't want to rep it. #pubtip

#PubTip - I'm not a cat person. I feel the need to say this after multiple cat-centric queries in the inbox. #notforme

Young adult is not ages 15 to 35. #pubtip

Writers, please. Even if your novel is presented as "found footage", don't query it as so. Be a professional! #pubtip

Maybe the worst way to start a #query: "I'm working on a novel that is almost complete..." No. Finish it. THEN query. #pubtip

I'm not interested in "typical." I want extraordinary. #pubtip

A video query? No. #pubtip

Even worse than that? Just emailing the first 3 pages w/out any covering note. Would be like walking into someone's home w/o invite. #pubtip

"Here are the first three pages of my book" does not a #query make. Take a little time and tell me something interesting! #pubtip

Time for another #pubtip! Always doublecheck any information about an agent's interests with a primary source. Don't trust 3rd party sites.