If you want to list comp titles in your #query, pick books published in the last 3-5 years. #querytip

Getting ready to query or sub your ms to agents? Bootcamp is happening in January! Sign up to work with me! #querytip #writingtips

18,000 words does not a novel make. #pubtip #querytip

So yes, we get 15k queries a year, but we DO sign clients. We ARE looking for new voices. Query well & query widely. #querystats

I also get 10-15 referrals a year from other clients & industry friends that go to the top of my list. #querystats

I request ~10-40 manuscripts a month via the slush pile. Which is about a 1-3% request rate via traditional queries #querystats

I signed 1 client from a @WritersDigest webinar, which is a first! #querystats

I think I made ~5-7 offers of representation via slush pile manuscripts--and signed 4 new authors via traditional queries #querystats

Published Author #pubtip = attending a conference in 2017? Give your publisher at LEAST two months notice to get your books there.

This! #pubtip #amwriting #amediting

#querytip a fair number of agents/agencies close to submissions around this time every year, so plan accordingly and do your homework.

This. #Querytip #Agenttip

#querytip "It's about the shattered American dream" is not as helpful as "It's about a man whose house is threatened w/ foreclosure." (2/2)

#querytip when I say I want to know what the book is about, I mean literally. I mean the plot, not the metaphor. For Example... (1/2).

1/2 Seymour Agency sub requirements mention not to send files but I've rec'd 3 just today. Please follow sub guidelines! #querytip

Time for another friendly reminder about word counts... writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g… #querytip

Think carefully before naming a character a name that ends in s. You might not like the way it looks when it's possessive. #pubtip

Research is a vital took in the writer's belt. Do your homework when writing about something or someplace you don't know. #pubtip

Consider your query as a professional application letter. Breaking the general conventions isn't smart or cute. It's detrimental. #querytip.

Helpful writing advice. #pubtip