I'm doing a poll: "How Long Did You Take To Write Your Query Letter?" Please vote & share: bit.ly/1jtVFwl #MondayBlogs #querytip

#querytip: don't trash other books. you never know if the agent is a HUGE fan of said book. Stick to being POSITIVE in your query...

#ask4word returns today! Get your #pubtip, #querytip, and #baketip questions ready, and watch this space.

But you know what, writers? Other agents DO want ghosts or demons or priests. Keep trying. It's not personal. #querytip

The best thing you can do while you're waiting to hear back about a manuscript, is to start the next book. #KillerVoices #pubtip

I'm reading some great #SFFpit submissions today! Please remember that @pandamoonpub is currently open to all genres. #pubtip #getpublished

Actions speak louder than any explanation. Show us your story, don’t explain it. #querytip #writetip

thanks so much @ValerieColeYA for the fun interview! Just up today: valeriefm80.blogspot.com/2014/06/agents… … #querytip

If I ask to see future work--and then you do send a subsequent project--it's to your benefit to mention this (and include the email).#PubTip

A good ending has a hint of failure to it, except the HEA or HFN in romances. #querytip #writetip

Please only query one book at a time. I’m not fooled if you send four different emails in a row, btw #querytip

Most of the time when you use "being" as a substitute for "is", it sounds worse, not better. #querytip

You don't need to send an email asking for permission to query. As Nike says, Just Do It. (Don't sue me, Nike.) #querytip

Fellow menfolk: bemoaning the lowbrow tastes of 'female agents' is not a good way to make me want to work with you. #querytip

Baffled by queries sent from an account that requires one to fill out a spam form to reply. #querytip don't introduce an obstacle!

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Think about the rhythm of sentences and logical connection between ideas in your query. It needs to sound like a clear story! #pubtip

“Just do what you do best.” – Red Auerbach #nonfiction #pubtip

Times New Roman or Courier: the only two fonts you should use in your manuscript and query. #querytip #writetip

I should clarify. Your uncle’s childhood in the suburbs of Boston would most likely be of interest to your family and no one else. #querytip