If your book isn't erotica, don't use 'kinky' as the first word to describe your heroine. Especially if you're a dude, you creep. #querytip

The fact that you already sold film rights is not an enticement. We could have sold those together and made more money. #querytip

"According to your bio . . ." - this is a turn off to me. #querytip

Here's a big #querytip! You do not need to repeat what my bio says... I know what I am looking for! ;)

Please do not pitch me a one-hundred book series. Thank you. #pubtip

An agent will read until we have a reason to stop. Sometimes that means a couple of lines, sometimes it means 50 pages. #pubtip

Great #writers advice from some of @louisefury's clients, including NYT&USA Today bestseller @DianeAlberts: jennybent.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-be… #pubtip

If you self-pub'd the 1st book in a trilogy, don't query me about the 2nd or 3rd. Query the 1st or start something new. #pubtip

Could you face your greatest fears to save the world? Yes, yes I would. 99% of questions in queries are lame. Remember that. #querytip

If you're looking for a lit agent, querytracker.net and agentquery.com are great online resources. #querytip #pubtip #askagent

Do you know your audio book readers? Remember to reach out to them too! #PubTip

We'll likely ask for a full synopsis, so save time and have that ready to go! #querytip

H.P. Lovecraft received 200 rejections before being published. Dr. Seuss' work wasn't "unique enough". Don't give up. Query on! #querytip

What Silence in Publishing Really Means #MondayBlogs #pubtip bit.ly/1jjaYGE

Does your work contain the phrase "couldn't help but?" Take it out. Write a better sentence. #pubtip

If your manuscript starts with a car crash, maybe it shouldn't. #pubtip from the #slushfiles

A concept is a not a story; love, courage, friendship is not a story. I need to know what happens #querytip

A "non-fiction narrative memoir" is just as bad as a "fiction novel. #pubtip

Maybe,don't compare yourself to a prostitute in your query. #querytip

Don't denigrate yourself while trying to pitch your work. #querytip