Samantha Wekstein
@SWekstein
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TL_Agency . She/Her, Terp🐢, ENFJ, dog lover. Illustrators: wekstein-illustrators.weebly.com. Pitch to QueryManager.com/SamanthaWekste…
149 MSWL
124 Queries
88 Tips

#querytip Your book cannot be six different genres. And if it is, you need to rethink things. Stick with one or two.

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

Reminder: Tomorrow is that last day that I'm accepting slush pile queries for the foreseeable future. #querytip

Uwe Stender
@UweStenderPhD
Literary Agent
Founder @triadaus , Literary/Film Agent. Herthaner. Berliner Schnauze. Westend. Qualität kommt von Qual. 1982,1991, 2013, 2017. Books, Films, Music. ❤ Berlin ❤
81 MSWL
1203 AskAgent
44 Queries
81 Tips

Dear writer: You went through all the struggles of writing a book, why do you query like this?!? Well, don't. #querytip #pubtip

Uwe Stender
@UweStenderPhD
Literary Agent
Founder @triadaus , Literary/Film Agent. Herthaner. Berliner Schnauze. Westend. Qualität kommt von Qual. 1982,1991, 2013, 2017. Books, Films, Music. ❤ Berlin ❤
81 MSWL
1203 AskAgent
44 Queries
81 Tips
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

I'm seeing a lot of expository info drops in first pages in my queries today. Let us work for some of it. #querytip #writetip

Jennie Goloboy
@JennieGoloboy
Literary Agent
Literary Agent, DMLA. Charleston and the Emergence of Middle-Class Culture in the Revolutionary Era @ugapress '16, Obviously, Aliens @qospress '21. #vp20
87 MSWL
42 Tips

Today's #querytip - don't write your query letter in ALL CAPS.

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2737 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

How Much Should You Personalize a Query Letter? ow.ly/mt5f30c3rRH via @JaneFriedman #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

It is never a good idea to send your first draft to anyone. Step away for a bit and come back and reread it. You'll be glad you did. #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

Who should see various drafts of your book? i.e. Don’t ever send your first draft to an editor or publish it. #pubtip

Mary C. Moore
@Mary_C_Moore
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
110 MSWL
42 AskAgent
222 Tips
Elaine Spencer
@ElaineSpencer
Literary Agent
Literary Agent w/@knightagency.
39 MSWL
7 Tips

If you say in a query "I’m a big fan of many of the authors you represent" to a newly acquiring agent, your flattery will not go far #pubtip

Naomi Davis
@NaomisLitPix
Literary Agent
Eternally optimistic Literary Agent at @Bookendslit Genderqueer 🏳️‍🌈 ND; I laugh & love relentlessly. Repped by the phenomenal @4triciaskinner
208 MSWL
214 AskAgent
183 Tips

Be sure you follow @InklingsAgency for some tips about what #rejection feedback might mean from an agent's perspective! #querytip #query

Jessica Faust
@BookEndsJessica
Literary Agent
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
396 MSWL
574 AskAgent
191 Tips

A lot of queries lately with lazy typos & errors. Poorly written query leave agent thinking, poorly written book. #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

If you don't finish your book, no web site, social media, blog or PR is going to sell it to readers. Focus on writing above all. #pubtip

Penny Moore
@literarypenny
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @AevitasCreative .🇰🇷혼혈. Cat Mom. Opinions are my own. Here’s a resource if you need it: literaryagentsofcolor.com
126 MSWL
80 Tips

When you send me a query saying that your MS appeals to all genres/age groups, it prob means you don't know what you're writing. #querytip

Erik Hane
@erikhane
Literary Agent
Founder and Agent, @HeadwaterLit @printrunpodcast with @lzats tennis writing at thedrawtennis.com he/him
65 MSWL
24 AskAgent
9 Queries
15 Tips
Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Writers: I'll be traveling 5/26-6/4. If you query in that time and I don't respond by 6/9, it's a pass. Do not re-query. Thanks! #querytip

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

"If your personalization is weak, don’t bother." #querytip janefriedman.com/personalize-qu…

Kaitlyn Katsoupis
@RedPenKaitlyn
Literary Agent
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
283 MSWL
345 AskAgent
55 Queries
385 Tips

#CLAqueries #querytip #amquerying

"I saw your profile and thought, why not?"

😂

Maybe don't do this in querying, dating, & just life.

Kaitlyn Katsoupis
@RedPenKaitlyn
Literary Agent
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
283 MSWL
345 AskAgent
55 Queries
385 Tips

#CLAqueries Be sure to have solid ages for your characters. "Youngish" or "twenty-something" can change how readers picture them #querytip