While researching, I found this great article showing ANYONE can land a contract/agent. teenscanwritetoo.wordpress.com/tag/published-… #querytip

Publishers aren't going to take on a book that people don't want, even if you are right and they should listen to your advice #querytip

#querytip: This is a huge agent pet peeve: Does "Novel" Now Mean Any Book? slate.com/blogs/lexicon_… via @slate

Don’t send out a query as written by any of your characters. It’s silly and unprofessional. Queries are for business purposes! #querytip

Take recommended word counts seriously. If you're way over, it's time to confront the edits you are avoiding. #querytip

Ohhh, call me "honey" when sending a nasty response to a rejection? <blocked forever> #pubtip

Great post from May! publishing-hub.com/2014/05/your-q… @PubHub_blog #querytip

Friends don't let friends take their book problems to twitter. It won't end well. Talk it out. Hug it out. #pubtip #LA14SCBWI

New trend I'm seeing in genre and YA: empaths #publishing #pubtip #trend

Don't let feelings fester. Sometimes silence is just silence. Publishing is a partnership. Trust. Communicate. #pubtip #LA14SCBWI

Think about your work's "share-ability." Will others be excited to share it and talk about it with others? #pubtip #LA14SCBWI

"Write your heart. Write your own story. It will be better. Don't follow trends." --Lucia Monfried #pubtip #LA14SCBWI

"Don't send your submission in a green fish."--Allyn Johnston #pubtip #LA14SCBWI

Be extra careful about breaking the fourth wall in your first page. Let me into the world before you shatter the illusion. #pubtip

When researching comp titles, look beyond basic story elements to things like similarity of style, theme, or target audience. #pubtip

Taking Twitter pitches again tomorrow morning 9am-9:30am EDT. Get 'em ready. #amwriting #querytip #askagent #writers foliolit.com/erin-niumata/

"Dear agent" is the only automatic query delete for me. If you use my name, I reply. Promise. #pubtip

Always end a chapter on a bang, or at least a hook. Something to make us NEED to keep reading. #querytip #writetip

#querytip don't send your YA fantasy novel and say it's nonfiction...

#QueryFail = "my YA romance will remind you a bit of Silence of the Lambs." #queries #agenting #pubtip