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

For those of you following up with me from #PNWA60, if the email is bouncing back then don't forget that second "e" in kimberley! #querytip

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

It's difficult for me to reply to queries written in a language other than English. #querytip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Science fiction doesn't need comms or holo-screens to be science fiction. #writetip #querytip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips
Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Querying already published books is literally putting the cart before the horse. Or along those lines. #querytip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Authors, a query needs a blurb, a hook, GMC, but not how you love writing. I assume you love writing or why would you query me? #querytip

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
195 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
Marlene Stringer
@MarleneStringer
Literary Agent
Literary Agent, pop culture follower, Opera lover, birder, early am beach walker, knitter, & my best work: Mom of four
19 MSWL
103 Tips

Writers - best to Q one ms at a time. Choose your strongest ms to showcase your talent. #pubtip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

If you suggest a colleague or I would steal your work in your query, it's an automatic rejection. No one has time for that. #querytip

Tamar Rydzinski
@trydzinski
Literary Agent
Literary agent, mom, boggle lover, scared of dogs
18 MSWL
15 Tips

I’ve been seeing a lot of questions in query letters recently (What would you do if, Have you ever, etc.). Don’t do this. #querytip

Alexandra Machinist
@amachinist
Literary Agent
Literary agent at ICM. Sybarite. Lefty (both kinds). Feminist. My patronus is a fox. Must have plot.
27 MSWL
60 Tips

I try to read as quickly as possible but client manuscripts always come first. #pubtip

Alexandra Machinist
@amachinist
Literary Agent
Literary agent at ICM. Sybarite. Lefty (both kinds). Feminist. My patronus is a fox. Must have plot.
27 MSWL
60 Tips

I promise if I've acknowledged receipt of your ms, I'm getting to it asap. Repeated follow-up, alas, does not speed it up at all. #pubtip

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
195 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Unless an agent asked for a R&R, it's best not to query again with the exact same MS you queried months ago. #querytip We remember them...

Folio Literary
@FolioLiterary
Literary Agency
Literary agents & book nerds. Follow us for news about our wonderful authors and exciting new titles!
1 AskAgent
10 Tips

When pitching to an agent, personalize your pitch. We want to see that you’ve thought through your submission process! #pubtip #businesstip

Elana Roth Parker
@ElanaRoth
Literary Agent
Kidlit agent w/ @LDLiterary . @aalitagents communications committee. Avid quilter. Still not Elena. Open to queries. She/her.
103 MSWL
3 AskAgent
196 Tips

Please don’t query me twice in a row. I hate sending my form rejection in back-to-back emails. It makes me feel like a jerk. #querytip

Stephanie Doig
@stephaniedoig
Editor
Editor @ Harlequin's Carina Press. She/her. Opinions are all mine.
56 MSWL
18 Tips

A synopsis should tell me what happens in the book. Description of character emotion is good but it can't be ALL you include. #querytip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Sending insulting emails to agents is not the way to get an agent, or succeed in the publishing industry. #querytip #CommonSense

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Your query isn't the place to tell me how your book begins or how you're tired of such and such genre. Just give me a killer hook! #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

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