Share your query with non-writers. If they're not impressed, it needs work. Remember: they are the largest segment of book buyers #querytip.

If you're going to tell me you're previously published, you better tell me exactly where you've been published. #querytip

When you pitch agents at conferences, don't be nervous. We enjoy meeting every writer. We like and admire creative people. #querytip

Haven't heard about the new #RevPit contest? #amwriting #amquerying #querytip See the details at: kjohnsonfreelance.com/kjohnsoneditor…

So, please, let me point you AGAIN to this most useful blogpost: literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/wordco… #pubtip #querytip

Catching up on queries. Sorry to be banal, but it’s time to talk about word counts again. The last 4 queries were 100k+. #querytip #pubtip

A friendly #agent #querytip : plz query one manuscript at a time, do not attach a ton of files, and wait to send the full til we ask for it.

I'd add to this much of the YA fantasy I'm seeing is very derivative as well. #querytip

I deeply dislike it when writers use the word "forward" when they mean "foreword." And YES, I will reject a query just for that. #querytip

Getting a lot of queries lately for 80K+ (!) middle grade novels. Lovely queriers, that is almost always TOO LONG for MG. #querytip

Stop Focusing on Follower Count: 5 Better Approaches for Improving Social Media Use janefriedman.com/stop-focusing-… via @JaneFriedman #pubtip

.@kate_mckean holy cow!!! We just had this conversation. Everyone seems to think word counts don't matter. They do #pubtip #querytip

Guys? Shouldn't be a thing since we use a form for queries but DO NOT just send unsolicited dropbox links to my email. Thanks. #querytip

Bid on 15-minute phone consultations with @FuseLiterary #Agents to benefit @ACLU! #charity #pubtip winningcause.org/fuseliterary/

wtf with the super long novels in my queries this week? 150k+ is toooooooo long for me, personally. #pubtip

A great author website is one of the most important tools to have. Updating it is key. Make sure current books and links are posted. #pubtip

Talking, learning, and dreaming about your craft all mean nothing if you're not PRACTICING it. #amwriting #pubtip #writingtips

#CLAqueries Note: @CorvisieroLit is an agency where a "no from 1 is a no from all". Please don't sub again—to any agent—if we pass #querytip

#CLAqueries If you include multiple slashes in your genre explanation, you didn't do enough research. One genre, w/ elements. Done #querytip

#CLAqueries Please don't call your submission an "offering". It's not a sacrifice on the blood altar of the lit gods #querytip #amquerying 😂