I've received a few queries recently that were addressed to more than 1 agent. Please be sure to email agents separately #querytip

Before hitting send on your query make sure to proofread. Then let your query sit overnight and proofread again #querytip

Unless your MC is Dougie Howser, I don't think a YA with a MC old enough to be in medical school will work. #querytip

Ya'll don't tell me your MS is #NA if you don't know the genre! If it's NA it had better be romance, otherwise it's just adult #querytip

#querytip #pubtip #lifetip #humantip #assholeprevention Don't be racist.

It's up! See the brilliant @Caitlin_Renata's Notes From The Slushpile: Intern Edition: manuscriptwishlist.com/2016/03/notes-… @MSWL #MSWL

Great revision perspective from @mbrockenbrough! #pubtip twitter.com/mbrockenbrough…

#querytip Maybe don't open with "I'd like to offer you 51 novels and 33 short stories..." #lessismore

Writing #kidlit? The @PSLiterary agents are hosting a @WritersDigest workshop "Selling Your Children's Book" ow.ly/ZZLC0 #pubtip

Saying you heard about my work when you were in college in 2011 is a feat, given I first entered publishing in 2012. #querytip: don't lie

Read your query aloud. If it comes across as ranting gibberish -- it probably is. #querytip

It's probably not a good idea to send me a query letter with stereotypes about Asians in your synopsis. #querytip

The 4 Criteria of a Winning Non Fiction Idea: lithub.com/how-a-non-fict… via @thelithub #pubtip

Keys to a good @LoveInspiredBks: Strong plot, focus on romance, good conflict, believable but not preachy faith element. #pubtip

Learn to blog smarter by narrowing your scope - @JenSlatteryhttp://bit.ly/1UqFIy6 #blogging #writing #pubtip

Book promo: "how not to be annoying" #pubtip via @ElectricLit electricliterature.com/how-to-promote…

Please do not address #query letters "Dear Agent". It should be "Dear Secret Agent." #pubtip

well said! #QueryTip twitter.com/_LisaRodgers/s…

If you list three or four subgenres in your query, I can't help but think it's going to be needlessly complicated. #querytip

How to Write the Perfect Query Letter - writersdigest.com/online-editor/… via @WritersDigest #pubtip