#QueryTip: do not query agents or editors on LinkedIn. We have submission guidelines that are stated on our websites for your use. LinkedIn is not the place to query.

If you're using an element in your story that's strongly linked to another author (fight clubs, for instance), work hard to show how you're reinventing it / making it yours. #querytip

#querytip I'm not interested in your Big Picture Statement. Let the story speak for itself/dictate the statement, not the other way around.

TRUTH! #amquerying #amwriting #pubtip

Proofread your query before you send it (spell the agent's name right!) and follow submission guidelines (don't send several queries for different projects in a row!). Not doing so is a quick way to the 'No' pile. #querytip

#querytip don't threaten agents you're querying, even jokingly? I shouldn't have to say this? Thanks.

#querytip if you're going to email an agent to ask him/her questions about submission guidelines, make sure the answers to those questions aren't readily available online. Odds are, they are.

Ditto. Be creative to push yourself into that "Great" category and don't settle for just okay. #pubtip

I find writers with the highest success rate are the ones with the most patience and perseverance. Success doesn’t usually happen overnight in publishing. There’s a lot of heartbreak and tears along the way, but the key is to always ALWAYS keep going. #pubtip

#querytip: Never qualify “novel” with “fiction” or “nonfiction.” A novel is fictitious by definition, so the former is redundant and the latter’s incorrect.

Every querying author should be checking out #authorstats. Those stories of agent on the first book and it sold a month later are outliers. Publishing is a long game. And always remember: your journey is your own. EVERYONE is different #pubtip

Whenever my clients get an edit letter, no matter if it’s their first book our fourth have this reminder at the very start of it. I’m not here to turn a book into something it’s not. #pubtip

This is great advice! Make your readers do some of the work. An engaged reader will find it harder - if not impossible - to put your book down. #amwriting #writingtips #writingtip #pubtip

Received a total of 24 passes from editors this week. Authors, it happens to agents too. You just have to keep grinding. #pubtip

#QueryTip Agents pass for many reasons: changing trends in the market; they already represent something similar; or even though something may be strong, well-written and publishable, they didn't fall in love. A pass doesn’t mean your project won’t sell. #DontGiveUp

Attention #publishing job-hunters! #pubtip

#querytip when an agent passes on your manuscript, don't just up and send pages anyway with a note asking him/her to reconsider. I appreciate the hustle, I guess, but it ain't gonna work.

The most important thing an author can do is make the reader, editor or agent care about their characters. That's what propels us to read more. #pubtip

Authors, heads up that #TeamCorvisiero CAN see when you have queried multiple of our agents on query manager. Having separate forms unfortunately does not change the rules. Please only query one of us with one project at a time (because we can see all projects too!) #querytip

Great #pubtip from LI editor @EmilyRodmell