Literary Agent
Gentle reminder: Your #WritingCareer is worth more than the #business communications you've chosen to manage via #social media. #PubTip
Literary Agent
Querying an agent? Check their twitter for any tips or submission calls. Check out Nicole @NicLitAgent & Mary Sue's @AgentMarySue #querytip
Literary Agent
Don’t send ur query out when u finish it, or even an hour after. Take a break and come back to it later. Double check everything. #querytip
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
Even though agents talk about 'perfect' queries ultimately we really want great manuscripts no matter what the query looks like. #pubtip
Literary Agent
#querytip email yourself a copy of your query letter before you send it out. That way you can see exactly how it's going to look to an agent
Literary Agent
Van Morrison in background while reading submissions. Makes me more accepting than if it was say, Black Sabbath (who I also love) #slushpile
Literary Agency
Check out Q&A with @MsMariaVicente on her website buff.ly/1ikHBnh #pubtip #querytip
Literary Agent
Think of your query letter as copy on the back of a book – you don’t have to describe the whole story. #querytip
Literary Agent
Share your query with a friend who hasn’t read your book. Capturing interest of someone with no advance knowledge is key. #querytip
Literary Agent
Leave us wanting more, not wondering, "huh?" (conciseness > vagueness) #querytip
Literary Agent
Know what's new in your genre. What are people reading? Also, the classics. If anything, just to be able to chitchat w/ others. #querytip
Literary Agency
How to Research & Target Literary Agents: buff.ly/1o0HjK5 via @ChuckSambuchino #pubtip
Literary Agent
A gender is not a target market. #pubtip
Literary Agent
I'm answering your Qs about query letter formatting in the comments of my blog post: bit.ly/1niCidp #pubtip #askagent
Literary Agent
Writers ~ Sending out Qs? Don't use an address that req registration for response. Use a separate address. #pubtip
Literary Agent
"Multicultural" is not a genre, it's a subcategory. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Here's my interview with NEW AGENT @Michrichter1 to give you a better idea of who she is (awesome): ow.ly/wigD4 #pubtip
Literary Agent
Also, if we don’t want to rep your story why would we want to steal it? #querytip
Literary Agent
We are not going to steal your story. The thought has not crossed our minds, and using the © symbol implies you think we might. #querytip