Emily Rodmell
@EmilyRodmell
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins / Harlequin Love Inspired Books. Lives for sunny days & city life. Instagram: NYC_Editor_Life, Facebook: Emily Rodmell, Editor
78 MSWL
140 Tips

Synopses for editors or agents should be chock full of spoilers. We want to know all the juicy stuff that happens. Don't be a tease. #pubtip

Stephanie Delman
@imaginarysmd
Literary Agent
Professional hype woman/literary agent. Founding partner at @trellislit . Black lives matter & trans lives matter. she/her
14 MSWL
15 Tips

Guys, let's talk abt fonts. Fancy fonts do NOT = fancy manuscript. When in doubt, use Times New Roman. REPEAT THIS MANTRA. #querytip

Steven Hutson
@wordwiselit
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at WordWise Media Services, member AALA. Check out my blog: wordwisebooks.blogspot.com
11 MSWL
5 AskAgent
70 Tips
Tu Books
@tubooks
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of @LEEandLOW , publishes diverse middle grade and YA books set at the point where imagination and real life collide.
81 MSWL
1 Tips

Tu Books @tubooks

My dear authors: please don't return at the end of a line as if you were typing on a typewriter! I know it can be habit, but please no.
Replying to @tubooks

Sometimes for reading purposes we have to digitally change the font/resize/whatever. That means your careful returns become a mess. #pubtip

Emily Rodmell
@EmilyRodmell
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins / Harlequin Love Inspired Books. Lives for sunny days & city life. Instagram: NYC_Editor_Life, Facebook: Emily Rodmell, Editor
78 MSWL
140 Tips

Don't use backstory/background on your first page. First hook the reader, then you can fill them in on the details. #pubtip

Carly Watters
@carlywatters
Literary Agent
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
153 MSWL
229 AskAgent
334 Tips

I'm updating my @WritersDigest webinar as we speak. You still have an hour to sign up! writersdigestshop.com/how-to-get-an-… #askagent #querytip

Emily Rodmell
@EmilyRodmell
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins / Harlequin Love Inspired Books. Lives for sunny days & city life. Instagram: NYC_Editor_Life, Facebook: Emily Rodmell, Editor
78 MSWL
140 Tips

Never send your first draft to an editor or agent. Taking the time to polish is more important than getting it in early. #pubtip

Mary C. Moore
@Mary_C_Moore
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
110 MSWL
42 AskAgent
222 Tips

Caught up on cold queries to Nov. 5. Have 45 full manuscripts under consideration. #querystats

Amanda Jain
@wensday95
Literary Agent
Literary Agent repping adult fiction and nonfiction @bookendslit . You can query me at QueryManager.com/AJain. Books, books, books, always books. she/her
322 MSWL
16 AskAgent
15 Tips
Shana Asaro
@shana_asaro
Editor
Editor at Harlequin's Love Inspired imprint and mom. I love my dog, monkeys, cupcakes, HGTV, Starbucks, Gilmore Girls and weather disaster plots.
26 MSWL
55 Tips
Steven Hutson
@wordwiselit
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at WordWise Media Services, member AALA. Check out my blog: wordwisebooks.blogspot.com
11 MSWL
5 AskAgent
70 Tips

Yes, you need professional editing. #pubtip

Steven Hutson
@wordwiselit
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at WordWise Media Services, member AALA. Check out my blog: wordwisebooks.blogspot.com
11 MSWL
5 AskAgent
70 Tips

Social media will not get you where you want to go. Get on a plane and go do some real networking in the biz. It's who you know. #pubtip

Steven Hutson
@wordwiselit
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at WordWise Media Services, member AALA. Check out my blog: wordwisebooks.blogspot.com
11 MSWL
5 AskAgent
70 Tips

Your straight-A's in high school composition don't matter anymore. You're in the big leagues now. #pubtip

Steven Hutson
@wordwiselit
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at WordWise Media Services, member AALA. Check out my blog: wordwisebooks.blogspot.com
11 MSWL
5 AskAgent
70 Tips

Yes, you need decent platform to sell a novel. Don't let anyone tell you differently. #pubtip

Steven Hutson
@wordwiselit
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at WordWise Media Services, member AALA. Check out my blog: wordwisebooks.blogspot.com
11 MSWL
5 AskAgent
70 Tips

Know the vocabulary: Query, proposal, synopsis, etc. What that editor calls, you need to know what to do. #pubtip

Steven Hutson
@wordwiselit
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at WordWise Media Services, member AALA. Check out my blog: wordwisebooks.blogspot.com
11 MSWL
5 AskAgent
70 Tips

If an agent asks for your proposal, don't say "Google me." Even "what's a proposal?" is better. It means you're thinking. #pubtip

Terrie Wolf
@AKA_Terrie
Literary Agent
Agent of the Year 2021 (ACFW) | I rep outstanding authors and projects at @aka_lit . | Film, foreign, media | Girl of the West with her eye on all things global.
46 MSWL
24 Tips

When you mention your past publishing success, also let me know if it was written under another name. I want to know you. #pubtip

Melissa Edwards
@MelissaLaurenE
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @stonesongNYC . Lawyer. Lover of TV, movies, and books. Slow runner. Let Bartlet be Bartlet.
223 MSWL
10 Queries
58 Tips

To you it might not bear repeating, but to some this might be new: no attachments ever on a query #querytip

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Follow submission guidelines -- you'll find success following them. Like any business in any field, they're there for a reason. #querytip

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2865 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"Writing and publishing are two separate stages of a writer's work. Deal with them one at a time." -Judith Barrington #pubtip