Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

#QueryTip = if you submit a query for a middle grade novel and say, "I'm previously published in MG" - please include titles and publishers.

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
Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

#querytip Follow guidelines, go through a thousand edits, have an original story, be professional, don't hand us a REASON to say "No."

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

#querytip Adding to my list of dislikes:
Mermaids
Fairies
Cat goddesses that can talk
#MSWL #DoNotWant #Sorry

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

#querytip Where are the STAKES?! This is the most important part of your query. Without this, your manuscript doesn't exist.

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

#querytip Claiming your story has elements of six or seven different genres and three age ranges doesn't make it more sellable.

Marisa A. Corvisiero
@mcorvisiero
Literary Agent
Attorney. Literary Agent at @corvisierolit . Producer. Speaker. Coach. #WriteMindset #BeKind 🌎🇦🇷🇺🇸🇮🇹⚖️📚 She/her corvisieroagency.com QueryMe.Online/MAC
12 MSWL
23 AskAgent
58 Tips

Retweeted Bex Montgomery (@BexMontgomery):

#querytip We really don't want ready-to-print PDFs of your book! We... fb.me/16k241WVX

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

#querytip Try to use comp titles from the last year or two. Publishing changes too quickly to compare to a book published in the 1950's.

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

#querytip It's not that I hate cats, but in all honesty I'm not a fan of them... and having a manuscript surrounding them... not for me.

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

Is it just me, or is the name Balin completely ruined? All I now think of is Hobbit #CLAqueries #querytip

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 The phrase "the only book in this series" means a standalone novel. #LitTerminology #querytip

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 Just saying, eye discolorations are not usually a strong enough reason to make EVERYONE in your novel avoid the MC #querytip

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

#querytip Prologues usually do nothing to further your story or grab your readers attention. Write your entire prologue into your chapters!

Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

#querytip Don't start your novel off with a six year old main character and then call it young adult or adult.

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 1)Don't include a list of themes or "story hooks" in the query 2)Don't tell me other agencies you've subbed to & why #querytip

Amelia Appel
@AmeliaLAppel
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @triadaus . Always learning. Love all things sports. When not reading, likely running. Or downing a dozen donuts in one sitting. She/Her
36 MSWL
27 Tips

Unless you have an offer of rep, DO NOT send a query with high importance. You WILL get side-eyed into oblivion. #querytip #sitdown

Kelly Van Sant
@bookishchick
Literary Agent
Literary Agent & Contract Maven at KT Literary (QueryManager.com/kellyvansant). A mind at work. I'm a witch, and I'm hunting you. She/her
50 MSWL
70 AskAgent
8 Queries
44 Tips
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

The path to love in a romance novel should never be easy. Put mountains in between your characters and happily ever after. #pubtip

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

I am no longer interested in novels where the primary conflict for the main character is ennui. #pubtip

Abby Saul
@BookySaul
Literary Agent
agent at The Lark Group (@LarkWords), reader of books, hiker of trails | she/her
75 MSWL
8 Queries
70 Tips