Just a reminder that I will not open any unsolicited attachments! So please don't ruin your query's chances by attaching it #querytip

#PubTip = example of excellent use of street team via Facebook = The Fearless Romantics by @RoniLoren here: facebook.com/groups/TeamRon…

Guilt is not an effective tactic to get me to give you free editorial advice after I've passed on your work. #pubtip

+You have no idea how helpful it is to open a ms and remember which one it is immediately w/out having to search query inbox. #querytip

Another formatting #querytip (kinda): When I request ms (full or partial) I ask for author to include query letter as first page of ms. +

These might seem like obvious #querytip's that everyone already knows, but you'd be surprised by how many writers don't do these things.

And make sure to include your contact info in the manuscript document itself. Not just author name and book title. #querytip

Although I just upload a ms to my ereader instead of printing it out, I still need that info easily accessible. #querytip

Also, make sure to put page numbers, author name, manuscript title on every page (in header, footer, whatevs). #querytip

All of this is to say—make it easy for an agent to read your manuscript. Annoyances do not make for ideal submission reading. #querytip

More ms formatting fun: only ONE (1) space after a period. That's another holdover from typewriter/early word processor days. #querytip

Those formatting issues, btw, come from antiquated (i.e., pre-2000) advice, but word processing has evolved greatly since then. #querytip

For the love of commas, use italics instead of underlining. That's one I can't easily search & replace, and it drives me BATTY. #querytip

Standard manuscript formatting: 12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced. JUST SAY NO TO COURIER. (It's annoying to read.) #querytip

I like it when writers mention social media accounts and author websites in a query. Makes google-stalking easier. #notkidding #querytip

#PubTip = top three suggestions for debut #romance writers = 1) keep writing 2) keep reading 3) join @romancewriters rwa.org

A bestselling book does not mean you're a millionaire. Getting a book published does not mean you're solvent. #pubtip

Pelting agents and editors with tweets is not how to interact with them. #QueryTip #subtip #common_sense

If you tell an agent off for taking too long to read a submission, the answer is always no. #pubtip

From the blog archive: WHEN TO FOLLOW UP WITH LITERARY AGENTS WHILE QUERYING mariavicente.com/post/120013409… #querytip #amquerying