Formatting thread! A must read for writers. #amquerying #amwriting #pitchwars #p2p17 #PitchMadness #querytip

#nationalgrammarday Then/Than, Further/Farther, To/Too, Its/It's. Learn them before you write them #querytip #amwriting #amquerying #editing

How to Approach New Literary Agents After Parting Ways w Your Previous Representation via @msmariavicente #querytip

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The latest The Write Shadow Times! paper.li/TheWriteShadow… Thanks to @PJMcIlvaine @YamileSMendez @KateForsyth #pubtip #amwriting

#1 way to keep readers engaged: avoid passive tense. Decided to, seemed to, began to, there was/were. All take away the action. #querytip

Our #LiteraryAgents are donating #QueryLetter critiques to benefit @ACLU! Bid here: winningcause.org/fuseliterary #querytip #charity

Not picky, but a howdy would be nice. :)
A salutation shows you're making a conscious decision about that agent at that time. #querytip

"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time (or tools) to write. Simple as that." BEST #pubtip from great @Stevenking 1/2

And here it is: #querystats (so far) for February. Will update as I go along. penandparsley.com/blog/2017/3/1/…

Do not send an "exclusive" query letter when no one has asked for it. #querytip

If you get feedback on your story from any reader, critique partner, etc., don't defend. Absorb and consider. #pubtip

Spent today reading my boss' slush. Around 100 queries! Here's an article on the Do's and Don'ts! publishingcrawl.com/2015/08/14/que… #querytip

Remember in Qs it's important to show the conflict as well as the characters & setting. #pubtip

Writers, keep track of who you submit to so you don't accidentally query the same agent with the same project a few weeks apart. #querytip

#querytip Don't say things like "Please give this fair consideration" or "I hope you keep an open mind."

If I can unsubscribe from your query then it is not a query. #pubtip

For those of you who don't know me that well, please don't send me manuscripts where a dog dies, gets killed, murdered, etc.. #querytip

One of the biggest errors from writers? The word "that". Take it out. If sentence still makes sense, you don't need it #amediting #querytip

Great question! We love seeing why you connect w/ your story. Have you ever worked in the field your MC does? #querytip (1/2)

#querytip RLT when you pitch an agent, pitch a specific book. You should do your homework present the project you think is the best fit.