Patricia Nelson
@patricianels
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, representing YA & MG fiction (all genres), women's fiction & romance. She/her.
70 MSWL
2 Queries
94 Tips

For example "I queried you w/ an earlier vers of this ms in Dec'14, but have since reworked the entire plot based on CP feedback." #querytip

Patricia Nelson
@patricianels
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, representing YA & MG fiction (all genres), women's fiction & romance. She/her.
70 MSWL
2 Queries
94 Tips

Seeing lots of repeat queries lately. Best not to query an agent 2x on the same book unless VERY revised (& in that case, tell me) #querytip

Courtney Miller-Callihan
@millercallihan
Literary Agent
Literary agent at Handspun Literary Agency. HEA, HFN, or GTFO. Everything's better with washi tape. She/her.
12 MSWL
40 Tips

#querytip: Send yourself an email from yr query address to another acct, to check formatting & the name that pops up. Should be name/pseud!

Kate McKean
@kate_mckean
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Morhaim Literary
79 MSWL
35 AskAgent
115 Tips

Don't. Respond. To. Rejections. #pubtip

Lucy Carson
@LucyACarson
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at The Friedrich Agency, New Yorker, Anglophile, dog AND cat person, theater nerd, @girlswritenow mentor 📚 she/her
20 MSWL
32 Tips

Being thanked for having taken the time to craft a thoughtful rejection is such a classy gesture. We agents keep track... #querytip

Mary C. Moore
@Mary_C_Moore
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
110 MSWL
42 AskAgent
222 Tips

When submitting magical realism, make sure you understand the genre and that it actually is magical realism. #askagent #pubtip #querytip

Terrie Wolf
@AKA_Terrie
Literary Agent
Agent of the Year 2021 (ACFW) | I rep outstanding authors and projects at @aka_lit . | Film, foreign, media | Girl of the West with her eye on all things global.
46 MSWL
24 Tips

Many agents and editors are attending #writing conferences. We look forward to time spent with your submission too. #WaitingIsHard #pubtip

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

A #querytip for your Friday afternoon: A Guide to Manuscript Formatting & Submitting Sample Pages mariavicente.com/post/118855690…

Melissa Edwards
@MelissaLaurenE
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @stonesongNYC . Lawyer. Lover of TV, movies, and books. Slow runner. Let Bartlet be Bartlet.
223 MSWL
10 Queries
58 Tips

#querytip: don't tell me what other books don't have, tell me about yours!

Kurestin Armada
@kurestinarmada
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @RootLiterary . Specializes in science fiction, fantasy, & graphic novels for all ages.
57 MSWL
137 AskAgent
2 Queries
20 Tips

Please send files in the format requested! If I can't read your ms on my iPad, the odds of me reading at all drop significantly #querytip

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

Need inspiration? Spend an hour in a bookstore or library. #HappyPlace #pubtip #agenting

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

#PubTip = own every image that you use on your website. No kidding. Every single one.

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
Patricia Nelson
@patricianels
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, representing YA & MG fiction (all genres), women's fiction & romance. She/her.
70 MSWL
2 Queries
94 Tips

Never say never, but I am probably not the right agent for literary fiction about academia/graduate students. #querytip

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

#PubTip = Great support from your local bookstore? Include buylink to store like @JasonMHough and @MystGalaxyBooks = jasonhough.com/books/darwin/i…

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

#PubTip = want fans to buy more books? List multiple retailers on your website like @JasonMHough does here: jasonhough.com/books/darwin/i…

Brent Taylor
@btaylorbooks
Literary Agent
Literary agent, military spouse, Kentucky boy, #1 fan of sweet potato fries.
21 MSWL
36 AskAgent
13 Tips

It's very hard to offend me, but I am offended when you query me without a salutation or addressing me by name. #querytip

Kurestin Armada
@kurestinarmada
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @RootLiterary . Specializes in science fiction, fantasy, & graphic novels for all ages.
57 MSWL
137 AskAgent
2 Queries
20 Tips

I sort my query inbox "oldest to newest" so if you nudge on one I haven't read yet, you just bumped it back in the queue! #querytip

Emily S. Keyes
@esc_key
Literary Agent
Founder of the Keyes Agency, LLC. Bookish. Short. Invisible Disability. Brooklyn, NY. She/her
104 MSWL
1 AskAgent
36 Tips

Make sure you know the conventions of your genre and how your MS fits into them. #querytip

Melissa Edwards
@MelissaLaurenE
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @stonesongNYC . Lawyer. Lover of TV, movies, and books. Slow runner. Let Bartlet be Bartlet.
223 MSWL
10 Queries
58 Tips

#querytip: if subject line is just "query," my Outlook strangely/ automatically files emails together in giant folder. Add more to subject.