
Literary Agent
Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
Be polite, professional, and keep your complaints to venting sessions w/ writing groups/critique partners. #querytip (11/12)You're literally harming your pub chances by emailing to "get something off your chest" or bitch at us. JUST DON'T DO IT #querytip (12/12)

Literary Agent
Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
You reject yourself when you email back negative responses. When you hunt down personal emails to complain. We remember. #querytip (9/?)and don't forget, agents/editors TALK. If someone is considering a writer known to be offensive and mean, it may come up. #querytip (10/?)

Literary Agent
Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
#querytip and if we say novel is great EXCEPT the word count, we have industry experience to know WHY this could work if lowered (7/?)that's fantastic feedback. Either accept it and edit, or keep your mouth shut and continue querying elsewhere #querytip (8/?)

Literary Agent
Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
Readers have changed within last 5 years, let alone 10/20. If you're querying, usually not established. Your HUGE book... (5/?) #querytipWon't attract as well as you think. SO, take your attitude elsewhere. We give advice to raise your chances of publishing (6/?) #querytip

Literary Agent
Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
Just because someone else is an industry outlier, doesn't mean we can consider EVERY QUERY that has a 250k word count title #querytip (3/?)Using huge names to "shame us" when we say you're novel is too long? Maybe think WHY we gave this advice #querytip (4/?)

Literary Agent
Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
#querytip Maybe that novel was 500 pages and popular. Guess what? Probably not the author's debut. That wasn't their first query (2/?)Just because someone else is an industry outlier, doesn't mean we can consider EVERY QUERY that has a 250k word count title #querytip (3/?)

Literary Agent
Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
On this note of angry responses, here are some tips on an argument I see frequently: well [name of novel] is this long! (1/?)#querytip
#querytip Maybe that novel was 500 pages and popular. Guess what? Probably not the author's debut. That wasn't their first query (2/?)

Literary Agent
Kelly @YAFantasyFan
If I reject your work saying I'd look at it again after edits, there's no need to hunt down my personal email and send me a spiteful letter.THIS. Need to "get it off your chest"? Sounds like your problem, not ours. Deal with it without attacking the agent. #querytip #amquerying

Editor

Literary Agent

Literary Agent
Danielle Bukowski @dani_bukie
#querytip (1/2) I receive submissions with a lot of typos. It's not an automatic "no," but it tells me you haven't read before submitting...(2/2)...And if you don't want to read your work again, how can you convince others to read it once? #amquerying #querytip

Literary Agent

Editor

Literary Agent
Should an Author Query Multiple Manuscripts at Once? #QueryTip bookendsliterary.com/2017/11/02/sho…

Literary Agent
#CLAqueries Don't thank us for kind denial then say - I request you read my last chapter
1st didn't get us; last won't either #querytip

Literary Agent

Literary Agent
I've posted this before, but I think it's super helpful, so I'm reposting! publishingcrawl.com/2015/08/14/que… #querytip

Literary Agent
Just had 4 queries in a row that gave neither age category nor word count. C'mon, people! #amagenting #querytip #amquerying

Literary Agent

Literary Agent
Kate McKean @kate_mckean
PREACH twitter.com/missdahlelama/…I have requested pitches & still rejected from the query. #querytip #queriesmatter





