#pubtip Accept/reject all changes in your manuscript before submitting to publishers. Check all markup settings, send us something clean.

Sending chapters I didn't request is tricksy, but not smart. You can't fool me! #queries #PubTip

Please don’t use words like “moist” or “wet” in your YA query. Just… don’t. #CLAQueries

Remember to go back through your novel and use contractions. You don't think in proper English, and neither will your character. #CLAQueries

Please make sure you check a dictionary before submission to make sure the words you're using are real English language words... #CLAQueries

No, if it's YA fantasy, it should stay between 75k and 100k for a first submission. #CLAQueries

Make sure you know the CURRENT word count expectations for your manuscript. YA sci-fi and fantasy should be upwards of 75k. #CLAQueries

Make sure you know your age range. If you're claiming this is an adult novel, but your main character is 12... It's not adult... #CLAQueries

If you're writing in a genre you're unfamiliar with, make sure you research the norms and expectations for that genre. #pubtip

So true. It's super sad for us, because we WANT to love it, but alas. #querytip #HoneYourCraft #DoYourResearch twitter.com/epubagent/stat…

Oy vey. Giving us a headache does not help you. #querytip twitter.com/epubagent/stat…

#PubTip ="how is this advice relevant to me?" Advice to author who writes 8 books/year isnt same as advice to author who writes 2 books/year

#PubTip = "how is this advice relevant to me?" Advice to author writing romance is not always the same as advice to author writing SF.

#PubTip = ask self, "how is this advice relevant to me?" Advice to author writing Book #1 is not the same as advice to author on Book #9.

Such good writing advice from @JulieFalatko! #pubtip twitter.com/JulieFalatko/s…

The secret to writing a successful query letter: manuscriptwishlist.com/2016/05/the-se… #querytip #askagent #GetPublished #writingtips

#PubTip = media kit should include press info, like @RoniLoren does here: roniloren.com/presskit/

#PubTip = media kit should include a media page, like @mikemartinez72 does here: michaeljmartinez.net/media/

Who looks at media kits? Foreign publishers, Hollywood people, bookstores, libraries, agents, readers, teachers. #pubtip

#querytip save yourself the R and research agents you query. I don't rep straight adult fiction. Only SF/F, Romance & select historical