Cure the Mondays by spending time with me & @jamerrson while we talk queries #querytip #mondaymotivation youtu.be/BpQxUclWxZc?a

FYI #querytip

Yes I know it feels like a vacuum sometimes with no response, but it doesn’t take all that long and could be super beneficial to giving you more career options! :) #QueryTip #PubTip

Want to add to Authors querying remember if you accept an offer of publication or representation to remember to withdraw your query. And pls update during the process of either, you should totally keep those you’re querying looped in w/timelines & decisions. #QueryTip #PubTip

When submitting a manuscript that's part of an existing series or has strong ties to a book published elsewhere, make sure to mention it in your query. That way we have all the pertinent info up front when putting together an editing/marketing strategy. #submissions #pubtip

Receiving a full request from me is no easy thing. Even if you ultimately get rejected, be proud of that. #subtip #querytip

As of Tuesday (maybe Wednesday morning) I was caught up. These are my #querystats after 2.5 days off.

Agents want queries. We can’t get clients without them. A slow of empty inbox is depressing. #querystats

At @bookendslit you can query every and all agents (or all agents who rep what you write) but just one at a time please. #querytip

Lessons from Rejections from our editor @AuthorLisaDunn anaiahpress.wordpress.com/2018/07/25/rej… #ACFW #AmQuerying #AmWriting #AmEditing #PubTip #Writerslife

I've signed 4 picture books authors or author-illos so far in 2018, but I can't really say how many from the 1,380 queries received over the last 365 days. This would look at a calendar year though for all #pb, #mg and #ya queries: tracymarchini.com/2018/01/02/my-… #querystats

My response to a very important question about how many of my #querystats are projects agents would not consider seriously.

As of right now, I’ve answered all queries, and have a dozen or so July and August submissions waiting to be read. I’m excited about them and hopeful there will be more new clients in there! 5/5

I don’t know my total number of submissions from last year, but I took on 9 new clients last year (again, not a typical year), so I imagine my stats were pretty similar then. 4/?

This year, I’ve received about 1650 #queries. Of those, I requested 120, or 7.3% I signed 10, which is 8.3% of requested material, but only .6% of the total # of queries. I offered on a few more than I signed, so the offering percentage is actually slightly higher. 3/?

Now, bear in mind, 10 new clients is a lot. Most years, I take on maybe 4-5 new clients. But a big part of my focus this year is growing my #nonfiction list and that’s reflected in these numbers. 8 of the 10 I signed write nonfiction. The other 2 write romance. 2/?

Last night I signed my 10th new client of the year, and I want to take this opportunity to do a thread on #submissions and #querystats. Get ready to do some math with me. 1/?

THIS #querytip #askagent

Such an important thread. Thank you for taking the time to share this, @CarolCHinz. #pubtip

Ya'll, when someone is on vacation, it's the polite thing to not email them with check-ins. #querytip