Plz always let agents you've queried know if you have an offer of rep! It's sad learning the MS we stayed up reading is now rep'd #querytip

Don't query agents at their main emails if they have a seperate query email! All they are going to do is forward it anyways #querytip

Query pet peeve: opening with "Hey Stephanie." As my made-up grandpa would say, hey is for horses (& overly casual queriers) #querytip

Debut non-fiction authors: "Engagement is the proof that this idea can work as a book." bit.ly/2dVQjjE #pubtip

Book marketing facts are something the agent should know. #querytip. How you see market for your book (comparisons) is a better idea.

If you need to tell me the buying market for your genre (women ages 18-40) I'm probably not the right agent for this project. #querytip

I will not read included sample pages if your query doesn't grab me. Always make sure that query blurb sings. #querytip

Don't take rejections personally. Even if I LOVED 100 queries per week, I could not take on 100 projects a week.Because logistics. #querytip

Signing w/ an agent is like entering into any relationship: make sure you're on the same page about your needs & expectations. #querytip

#QueryFail = "I've dumbed down my reading for the younger reader." ACK! NO! *sobs* #queries

If a line out of your query can be inserted into another pitch, eg "must make a choice before time runs out," then it's too vague. #querytip

Think about what we MUST know & focus on that. We don't sell a book on theme, we sell it on hook/plot/stakes. #querytip #amquerying

So much time travel romance! It's not my thing so send elsewhere. It's too close to historical. #querytip

When you send me a query featuring a disabled character, please don't refer to them as handicapped. #querytip

The latest The Write Shadow Times! paper.li/TheWriteShadow… Thanks to @PeterSteinberg1 @wendymfontaine @RebeccaTheGeek #pubtip #amwriting

#querytip before you decide to query multiple agents at the same agency, remember that we all sit near each other and will know immediately.

I suggest you avoid mocking my school when querying. I get it. You hate Duke, but it's not original. Tell me about your book. ;) #pubtip

#pubtip = put your manuscript on a shelf for a bit then re-read/ polish before querying. So many submissions just aren't *quite* ready yet.

The latest NY Agent Time! paper.li/mcorvisiero/13… Thanks to @RachMBrooks @writersyndrome @Weechagirl #pubtip #querytip

I know those pitch sessions can go fast, but if an agent requests material, make sure to note what they ACTUALLY want to see. #pubtip (1/2)