Books that tend to work best for any Harlequin series are the ones that are written with the series mind. It's a lot harder to squeeze a book that was written for anyone into a certain series slot. To get a feel for a series, read the published books and ask questions. #pubtip

A heads up: I will be closed to unsolicited submissions starting on 2/12 and reopening in the spring. #agenttip #querytip

Typo for the day: Dust mites or Dust motes? #amwriting #amediting #amquerying #querytip

mites - insects like lice

motes - specks or particles

Great thread from the amazing @KateBrauning on why some agents/editors give feedback and some don't/can't! #amquerying #querytip #amwriting #amediting

When an agent offers rep, it's probably not wise to tell them you don't like doing revisions. Even if you don't want to revise and edit for the agent, 99.9% you'll have to do them for an editor if your book sells. There's always room for improvement. #pubtip

Guys, if you can't put my name your query letter, which is a business letter after all, or you address it to Dear Sir or Madam, I, and every agent out there, will delete without reading it. It's that simple! #helpyourselves #querytip

#querytip(s) from my client ❤️

The most accurate submission guidelines are on an agency/agent’s website. Other sites are more likely to be outdated, plus from the horse’s mouth and all. Submission guidelines are the first gatekeepers - the first test. Don’t fail because of laziness. #querytip #Research

A millennial is not just a person in their 20s/30s. Millennials were born between 1980-2000. They don't exist outside of their time. A 20-something in 1994 is not a millennial, for example. (I'm a millennial and I was 6 in 1994, FYI.) #querytip #lifetip

Note to writers: If you ever have a line of dialogue that is simply "Yeah"—DELETE IT. Useless words that are often portrayed with body language or considered rhetorical anyway. #amediting #amwriting #querytip #amquerying

Publishing tip: If you’ve trolled an author online, it’s probably best not to query that author’s agent for representation. If you’ve been nasty to any of my clients due to ignorance or just for the pure sake of being nasty, I’m never going to rep you. #pubtip

#Writers, STOP PITCHING TO AGENTS ON TWITTER. I get you want to gauge their interest, but you need to query through the appropriate channels. This is not a place to cheat the line. We post likes and dislikes, but do not reject and accept your novel. #querytip #amquerying

How to Achieve Perfect Pitch, a new blog post series from @ericsmithrocks where he shares client query letters & explains why they hooked him! #querytip

This is a terrific thread on submissions. #pubtip

Rejections are hard. Remember, agents aren't rejecting YOU. We might not even be rejecting your writing. Maybe it's not the right story, or the right timing for that story. Don't give up. You'll get there. #amquerying #pubtip #amwriting

So much this! I pass on queries and then see them come back in WITHIN MINUTES to another agent. Give yourself an opportunity to fix and strategize. #querytip

#QueryTip Seven is a good number for a submission round to test the draft + gather information. If it works, great! If not, there are many more fish in the agent sea. Revise your manuscript/pitch/strategy and try again. #amquerying

#QueryTip Send queries in rounds, a handful of agents at a time. If those agents pass or you don't hear back, give yourself time between each round to rethink your strategy/pitch, revise, etc. Then try again. Revision is magical! #DontGiveUp #amquerying

Novellas are hard. Often when I'm reading queries, I latch onto an idea ("I love this!") -- then see a length of 35K words or less and falter. If you've got a great concept, it's always worth exploring whether or not there's a full novel there. #amquerying #querytip

Guys, just because I love dark fiction, it doesn't mean I can get past manuscripts with "whores" or "sluts" in the title. You should be ashamed of yourselves. #queryfail