661 adult, 152 MG, 457 YA. #querystats

My SFF #querystats since joining Bookends in February 2018 (corrected):

I have received 1270 SFF queries in adult, YA, and MG.

Of those, I requested pages for 109 of them.

Of those, I have signed 4.

In the past 365 days, I've received 1,380 picture book queries alone. #querystats

#pubtip Go to a bookstore and look to see where your book would sit. Then buy similar books, read and see if that is the truth or just dreaming.

#querytip Hi, if agents ask you to query them at submissions, please query them at submissions - don't get their emails from random places & spam them. Thanks. #subtip

This is your weekly reminder that if you’re not Asian and you try to bond with me over Asian things in your query letters, it can come across as offensive. Especially if you don’t know what my background is. I’m American. I speak English. Simple as that. #querytip

Reminder: a good agency reputation is great, but always, ALWAYS make sure you're comfortable with the way your agent works beyond social media and advertising.

#pubtip
(cc @ItGottlieb)

#Pubtip Before your book pubs, tweeting about it once a day is not too much.
You can tweet book cover, blurbs, chapter titles, pics of ppl holding up the galley/book, quotes from book, why you wrote it, acknowledgments, writing advice...

#pubtip Start your writing day off with a to-do list. Don't just say how many words you plan to write, but plan the story. What do you want you characters to accomplish and learn today. Don't let them quit until they are done!

#pubtip If an editor or agent rejects your query letter, turning around and sending more material of the same project is not going to change our mind.

I am your rom-com agent. #querytip #lovemyjob

#querytip While Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Narnia, or Game of Thrones may have been your inspiration for your manuscript, please look for more recent books and authors to compare to! This shows you know how your book fits in with today's marketplace.

#querystats I have 5 queries and 2 requested manuscripts. Oldest query is from August 3rd.

While I have no problem with resources that provide brief info on editors and agents, writers HAVE TO take the time to do their own research. Read submission guidelines. Go to the source. Make sure your story fits #pubtip

A reminder to all women's fiction writers. #WF runs between 80,000-100,000 words. I'm getting a lot of queries in the 50k-60k range and that's too short. #querytip

#pubtip Take the weekend. Relax and just think about your next book, the synopsis you are writing or the query you are drafting. Is this really the best? Does this say what you want it to say? Would you buy this book or sign you as a client?

sometimes when I'm editing, I just want to shout from the rafters, "Show, don't tell!!!". #literaryagent #amediting #querytip #pubtip

I *am* still closed to queries, but I've updated what I'm looking for on @StonesongNYC's website and you should check it out for when I reopen! Here's a hint: 👀🕵️‍♀️🔎 #querytip

(I'll be updating my mswl page soon, too, so stay tuned!)

#pubtip and another note for #MSWL If you see a post, do not just submit via that social media with a "I have a book for you." Go to their site, research and do it properly!

If you think your MS fits one of my #MSWL tweets, please do put that in the subject. But don’t say it was requested by me. That means I met you and asked you to send it. #querytip