"Dear Friend." You must be confusing me with someone else. I am not friendly. #querytip

I have an aversion to the word bildungsroman in a query. I know what you're getting at but it just sounds so pretentious. #querytip

14 Things You Can Do to Guarantee #Failure as a Writer - @EdieMelson bit.ly/2bP5v3c #writing #pubtip

HOW & WHY to write a stunning nonfiction book proposal! bit.ly/2cpEIHu #pubtip #amwriting #writetip #writetips #nonfiction #memoir

Recvd query w/11 comp titles in diff genres-2 titles in same genre/age grp as your ms is more helpful & less confusing. #askagent #querytip

Incorrectly categorizing your book just to get an agent's attention rarely works #querytip

And #querytip 5: Comp titles do a lot of work in your query, and that can be positive or negative. Choose after a great deal of thought!

doesn't seem like a thriller at all! You have limited space, but you can do a lot with it. (2/2)

#querytip 4: Make sure your query reflects that tone of your book. A thriller pitched with a boring & redundant query (1/2)

#querytip 3: I have genres I'm interested in & ones I do not want. I'm very clear about what I want, on the @LarkWords website and #MSWL!

#querytip 2: We (agents) are all generally looking for full-length work, not novellas. Word count guidance here: writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

All You Need Is a Nonfiction Book Proposal (Sort of). More: bit.ly/2cpEIHu #writetip #pubtip #amwriting

#querytip 1: Double & triple check query guidelines before you hit send! You can find the ones for @LarkWords here: larkwords.com/how-to-query/

#QueryTip when you plan on revising your manuscript and submitting exclusively to another agent, please tell the other agents still reading

We have our first 100 queries! Check out @BookySaul later today for some #querytip and #querywin tweets!

Querying writers: the next #PitMad event is coming up Sept. 8th from 8am-8pm EDT! brenda-drake.com/pitmad/ #querytip

Just opened to queries and already have over 100 subs. Writers are such overachievers. #querystats #agentlife

Here's the query letter that landed a book deal for this debut author: writersdigest.com/online-exclusi… #queries #pubtip

When writers who aren't literally Ed Snowden slap "privileged & confidential" all over their subs, that's a big red flag for me. #pubtip

The perfect query is a few paragraphs (3-4) and one page *only*. #querytip