Jessica Schmeidler
@TheWriteShadow
Literary Agent
My eyes sting, my hands are shaking, and the coffee is never strong enough... Welcome to my literary reality. Literary Agent, Golden Wheat Literary
10 MSWL
56 Tips
Jacquie Flynn
@BookJacquie
Literary Agent
Book Doula-Editor-Mom-Slayer of dragons. BLUE candidate 4 re-election w/ @mom2han8 to Maywood NJ council-Query guidelines delbourgo.com
1 MSWL
113 Tips

The secret trick to querying is there is no secret trick. The ones that stand out stand out b/c the query & the book are excellent #querytip

Jacquie Flynn
@BookJacquie
Literary Agent
Book Doula-Editor-Mom-Slayer of dragons. BLUE candidate 4 re-election w/ @mom2han8 to Maywood NJ council-Query guidelines delbourgo.com
1 MSWL
113 Tips

Keep you query formatting simple. Odd fonts and graphics can become garbled. It's your words that will sell your query #querytip

Jacquie Flynn
@BookJacquie
Literary Agent
Book Doula-Editor-Mom-Slayer of dragons. BLUE candidate 4 re-election w/ @mom2han8 to Maywood NJ council-Query guidelines delbourgo.com
1 MSWL
113 Tips

MG must stand on great characters & story 1st, lessons learned secondary. Kids not interested in didactic tomes? #querytip

Jennifer March Soloway
@marchsoloway
Literary Agent
Jennifer#4 @AndreaBrownLit | she/her | @MillsMFALit alum | PB+MG+YA+Adult | In love with all things story | ✨Revision is magical!✨
183 MSWL
45 AskAgent
105 Tips

If you aren't hearing from agents: Give yourself time between each sub round to rethink strategy/pitch and revise. #amquerying #querytip

Greyhaus Literary Agency
@greyhausagency
Literary Agency
Literary Agent with the Greyhaus Literary Agency in the Puget Sound Area. Representing exlusively romance and women's fiction!
66 MSWL
83 Tips

#pubtip Just a reminder. Visit the website of the editor or agent you are sending a project to. Learn EVERYTHING about them and their wants

Quressa Robinson
@qnrisawesome
Literary Agent
I like good books. I cannot lie. MFA @ColumbiaSOA . Fire Nation. Agent @folioliterary @foliojr . Hella Bay. Lover of Dragons. Sith Rights. PW Star Watch Finalist
135 MSWL
1 AskAgent
27 Tips
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

THIS is my life. This, verbatim, was the beginning of a query. #querytip #pubtip

Quressa Robinson
@qnrisawesome
Literary Agent
I like good books. I cannot lie. MFA @ColumbiaSOA . Fire Nation. Agent @folioliterary @foliojr . Hella Bay. Lover of Dragons. Sith Rights. PW Star Watch Finalist
135 MSWL
1 AskAgent
27 Tips

Officially done with February! 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 Responded to all 737. Of those I requested three full manuscripts. Onward to March! #querystats

Jennifer Wills
@WillsWork4Books
Literary Agent
#literaryagent at The Seymour Agency. Past lives: Writers House, Trident Media Group. She/her. Queries: QueryManager.com/JenniferWills
10 MSWL
3 Queries
31 Tips
Jacquie Flynn
@BookJacquie
Literary Agent
Book Doula-Editor-Mom-Slayer of dragons. BLUE candidate 4 re-election w/ @mom2han8 to Maywood NJ council-Query guidelines delbourgo.com
1 MSWL
113 Tips

Don't put yourself down in query (I'm new to this/don't know what I'm doing) Agents seek professional clients who've done homework #querytip

Jacquie Flynn
@BookJacquie
Literary Agent
Book Doula-Editor-Mom-Slayer of dragons. BLUE candidate 4 re-election w/ @mom2han8 to Maywood NJ council-Query guidelines delbourgo.com
1 MSWL
113 Tips

Don't ask agents 4 ms. feedback. It shows you haven't researched how the biz works. Querying is only 2 ask agent 2 rep your Work. #QueryTip

Tracy Marchini
@TracyMarchini
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at @BookEndsLit Jr. | Author CHICKEN WANTS A NAP & PRINCESSES CAN FIX IT! | she/her 🖤🤍💜 demi | Join the Quacktory! bit.ly/1DfU0Wk
147 MSWL
144 AskAgent
13 Tips

#querytip If you're already represented but want a new agent, I can't consider your work unless you've already ended your prev relationship.

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

Cover copy makes a difference. Even when books are free. Authors, ask to see cover copy before it's final. #pubtip #bookexpo17

Kate McKean
@kate_mckean
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Morhaim Literary
79 MSWL
35 AskAgent
115 Tips

Gross eating verbs are the new useless dialog tags. Take out slurped, munched, nibbled, swigged, gulped etc from your mss. #pubtip

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

If you're an #ownvoices author writing #diversebooks it's important to share that in your query. #querytip #mswl

Kate McKean
@kate_mckean
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Morhaim Literary
79 MSWL
35 AskAgent
115 Tips

If your book is over 125k words, I am not the agent for 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

The query isn't the right place to be self-deprecating. #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
Suzie Townsend
@sztownsend81
Literary Agent
NYC literary agent. Black Lives Matter.
23 MSWL
20 AskAgent
15 Tips

Probably not best to open your query with a sarcastic comment about meeting all my demands. #querytip