I swear. Every YA query I read is comping to RED QUEEN or EMBER IN THE ASHES. Often both. So…yeah. #querytip

The contract is just the beginning. #TipTuesday #AskPublisher #AskAuthor #AskPublisher #amwriting #amediting #pubtip #querytip #writetip

Writers, if you're Q'ing don't forget to include what the agent asks for in pages, if any, or you may lose an opportunity. #pubtip

O is for Opinions (book reviews) Tips for coping with the bad ones: anaiahpress.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/o-o… @anaiahpress #amwriting #pubtip #AtoZChallenge

Make sure your #query makes sense to people who don't intimately know your story. #querytip #amquerying

Why yes I did just make up a form rejection that basically says "I don't want your book about Tr*mp." #pubtip

N is for NO! Common reasons I reject submissions: anaiahpress.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/n-n… @anaiahpress #AtoZChallenge #amquerying #querytip #amwriting

Now if you state you're a talented writer in your query, (or how great your story is) I may not be so keen to read more. (2/2) #querytip

FYI, if I state you're a talented writer in my rejection, I mean it. I just wasn't the right agent for that project. #querytip #slushpile

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

You guys, googling titles to make sure they aren't already taken is a very good idea. #pubtip

Sometimes I get a voicemail like, "Hello Alex, my name is [ ], call me back." Please query me instead. I'm not going to call you. #querytip

8,000 words is not a novel. #pubtip #querytip #writingtip

#QueryFail ="my book has werewolves which is self explanatory" NO it's not! Every fantasy has its own twist-show me what makes yours unique!

PSA--I put all my queries in a separate folder and review them ~once a week. I respond to all--even passes. #pubtip #tenqueries #mswl

Always remember, there are not hard and fast rules, just suggested guidelines that can be broken. #pubtip

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” - Stephen King #writetip #pubtip

Copy & paste can be a friend, but can also be a foe. Make sure to check what you're pasting into query letters #querytip

If you're the kind of person who replies to polite pass w some form of "you'll regret this" then you've accomplished the opposite. #querytip

Promoting a Series to Keep Readers Hooked - bit.ly/2oZQjU4 by @DanielArenson #pubtip