Always, always look to your next book. This book maybe had flawless characters - you want to be known for that? Great! Do it again.
Do it even better in next book, this time avoiding whatever pitfalls held you back. LEARN from these books. Love them. But whatever you do... /7

So please try not to despair when book has gone the rounds of submissions &stuck nowhere, or when it must be put away despite the love you poured into it. You KNOW your next book will be better-It always is. This book needed to happen, regardless of whether it ever made print. /6

In this next book, your characters will be even MORE real. Stronger. Passionate. Driven. Decisive.
Your settings more vibrant. Interactive. Tangible.
Your stakes higher,your plot smoother, your dialogue snappier.
Your next book (or the next) is the one you want on the shelves. /5

But when you crack open the pages of your next manuscript, you'll realize that those first relationships taught you HOW & WHY. Those first plots showed you WHEN, WHAT, & WHERE. That book in the drawer isn't a failed endeavor; it's a steppingstone, a learning process, a class. /4

These books are NOT WASTED TIME. These books are the ones where you more deeply, thoroughly explored your creativity. Where you fell in love w/a character & learned how potent those author-character relationships can be. Of COURSE you want to see every project on the shelves. /3

Some of these books may get requested & rejected, or never requested, or represented and then shelved when they fail to sell, or published and sell an unimpressive number of copies no matter what you try to do to make it fly. You wonder why? & it's so very hard to move on. /2

Dear #amwriting #amquerying authors THREAD #querytip
There will be books that you write&love,that you poured your soul into through every late night writing&painful slash of the editing pen,that do not ever see publication. It's hard to swallow this, I know. You love this book.1/

All of these things. #pubtip #publishing

Me if you compare your #MG novel to Harry Potter in your query letter: #querytip

#pubtip Internship Opportunity! #amreading #amwriting #amediting #querytip #amquerying

Reminder... Rejections aren't about YOU. Could be the story, the writing of that story, the premise, bad timing, wrong fit, etc. But, agents aren't rejecting YOU. Push past the sting of rejection and keep plugging away. #perseverance #amquerying #pubtip #amagenting

The Importance of Query Critique Groups #querytip #amwriting bookendsliterary.com/2018/05/03/the…

Remember your agent is your #1 champion in the publishing world. Choose wisely. #pubtip #querytip

With the release of WHEN THE BEAT DROPS around the corner, agent @ericsmithrocks shares @heckerbooks query letter for the project! bit.ly/2FyUehs #querytip #amquerying

Someone slipped me a paper submission at a conference last September. I just now remembered it and have no idea where it went. Unfortunately this happens often to non-requested materials, e.g. business cards, printed pages etc. Email is more reliable! #pubtip #querytip

Know what you signed. World, World English, North American English...

Who is shopping your book for translation deals - your publisher or your agent? #pubtip #translation

Example: THE DAEDALUS INCIDENT by @mikemartinez72 in Hungarian (awesome!)

If the contract is a World Rights deal, the subrights team at the publishing house shops and closes translation deals.

Example: the amazing subrights team at @Sourcebooks sold Hebrew translation rights to THE ONES WHO GOT AWAY by @RoniLoren #pubtip #translation

During contract negotiation the agent either retains translation for the author (North American English deal or World English deal) or sells translation rights to the publisher (World rights deal). #pubtip #translation

i love this post by @Meg_Medina on the need to become more comfortable with asking for what your work and time is worth. asking tough questions is essential to making sure you're getting fairly compensated. #pubtip megmedina.com/2018/03/05/sho…

Exactly! These queries are the very reason why we offer so many workshops and webinars. I try to help authors avoid these mistakes and educate as much as possible, but there's always a few that miss the call. @AuthorWorkshops #querytip #amwriting #writers #authors @CorvisieroLit