Some authors do well in print, others in digital. Find your niche. Our paths are ours alone. #pubtip #MyNephewIsTooWiseForHisAge

#querytip novellas and short story collections are a very difficult sell, esp. for 1st time authors.

Sample query letter WITH critique (with author approval) by the brilliant @HannahFergesen = ktliterary.com/2016/10/about-… #queries #pubtip

Agents not trying to be difficult. We need to manage our workload. #pubtip

If agents ask to see your submission = want to review your work. Send it in the format we req so we can do so in a timely fashion. #pubtip

Writers, you'd be surprised how often agents receive these.

You're seeking representation. Act with professionalism. #querytip

I know it is really difficult, but a great hook can really make a difference in your query! #querytip

Excited to chat about Queries today with writers and @WritersDigest! Come join at 1 pm today if you're free! #pubtip

A writer just called me spoiled for rejecting his work. Because that makes sense. #agentlife #queryfail

Here is the query/ten page critique question: What do CP, CC, MD, LH have in common? #querytip #agentlife

The competition ends at 8 pm EST tonight. I won't comment while it goes on, but recognize the winner afterwards. #querytip #agentlife

OK, I feel like a query/first ten pages giveaway. The first person who answers my question correctly will win one. #querytip

#querytip

#querytip Your synopsis should not be one line, that's a pitch. Synopsis should tell all major plot points, not just the starting off point

#querytip Diving right into the query ("Grace's mother kept secrets") > starting with "I" statements ("I have written a novel about Grace")

ICYMI yesterday, this week's blog post is all about #bookstagram: carlywatters.com/2016/10/24/boo… #pubtip

#QueryTip = here is the original query letter for THE WEIGHT OF ZERO by @KarenFortunati (she NAILED it!) writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

Don't open a query with, "you've never seen anything like this before!" #querytip #pubtip

I've said it countless times, yet I still get queries of this nature in my inbox, so it bodes repeating: We do NOT publish YA. #querytip

This is an oldie but goodie. Fantastic blog post by @mmanlove on picture books using @KateMessner's OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW
#kidlit #pubtip