Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

"If you don't trust me, no way will I trust you." Uhm... If you don't somewhat trust me, why are you sending me a query? #CLAQueries

Saritza Hernandez
@LitAgentSaritza
Literary Agent
πŸ“š Literary Agent @AndreaBrownLit , πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ’»#UCLAAnnex educator, β˜•οΈ@aalitagents member #autismparent 🧩 #lgbtparent #queeraf πŸ’–πŸ’™πŸ’œ she/her/ella πŸ‡΅πŸ‡·#SarysPosse
132 MSWL
12 AskAgent
39 Queries
98 Tips
Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

Side note, when writing someone screaming, I read "AHHHH!" like the below... Show... Don't tell... #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

"I'm seeking representation for my adult manuscript, complete at 75k." Genre? Genre, are you there?! #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

I'm trying to sign your manuscript... Not date you... This is not match.com. Tell me about your manuscript. #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

Don't tear down modern and contemporary literature in your query by saying that you are trying to fix modern writings problems. #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

It's great to have ambition and show that in your query, but there is a fine line between ambition and pompous. Be careful! #CLAQueries

Saritza Hernandez
@LitAgentSaritza
Literary Agent
πŸ“š Literary Agent @AndreaBrownLit , πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ’»#UCLAAnnex educator, β˜•οΈ@aalitagents member #autismparent 🧩 #lgbtparent #queeraf πŸ’–πŸ’™πŸ’œ she/her/ella πŸ‡΅πŸ‡·#SarysPosse
132 MSWL
12 AskAgent
39 Queries
98 Tips
Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

Please do NOT query all of the agents in an agency with the same book, especially if we've already rejected your manuscript. #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

Don't take two HUGE titles as comp titles and put them in your query. It's not impressive, it just shows you didn't research. #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

Don't claim your novel is a best-seller or that you know amazing writing because you're a journalist. You will seem pompous. #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

There are some amazing paranormal ideas, but it's hard to sell novels that mention "necromancy", "shamanism", and "demonic". #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

Don't start your query off with quotes from professional editors/betas/etc.. Let your writing and their work speak for itseLf. #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

Personifying animals should probably be used only in middle grade or younger age range. Lobsters, foxes, rats = Children's/MG #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

Never start a query off with an insinuation that you don't trust the argent you're sending your query to... #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

I think I respond with this to well over half the queries I receive: stop describing the scene and start giving me action. #CLAQueries

Saritza Hernandez
@LitAgentSaritza
Literary Agent
πŸ“š Literary Agent @AndreaBrownLit , πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ’»#UCLAAnnex educator, β˜•οΈ@aalitagents member #autismparent 🧩 #lgbtparent #queeraf πŸ’–πŸ’™πŸ’œ she/her/ella πŸ‡΅πŸ‡·#SarysPosse
132 MSWL
12 AskAgent
39 Queries
98 Tips

Please don’t use words like β€œmoist” or β€œwet” in your YA query. Just… don’t. #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

Remember to go back through your novel and use contractions. You don't think in proper English, and neither will your character. #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

Please make sure you check a dictionary before submission to make sure the words you're using are real English language words... #CLAQueries

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips