Right now I'm reading queries from 12/12/18 and requested manuscripts from 11/25/18. I've got 12 full requested manuscripts and about 250 queries. #querystats

Please do not call literary agency offices to follow up on your queries. For the love of Pete. #querytip

this is the best example of a story description i have ever seen #querytip obvi lolol

A few things I love seeing in a query:

1. Brevity
2. Twitter or IG handle
3. A hook that makes me swat whoever is sitting beside me (usually my husband) and say, “Listen to this!!!!!!!”
4. Info about you! Especially fun stuff that gives me a sense for your personality

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That’s so funny, because I’m getting all the queries with super high word counts. 😂🤷🏼‍♀️ Guys, even in adult high fantasies, I really don’t want to be reading a book longer than 130k words. I just don’t have that kind of time and I bet you can probably tighten it. #querytip

I love rule breakers, but if you break the rules of writing, you've got to do it well. Execution is key. #querytip

.@jamerrson is a huge believer in this! #querytip

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Please, please do us a favor and put the manuscript name in the document title. I beg of you. #querytip

Spoilers are your friend when pitching to an editor. If there's a juicy twist, tell me all about it. Don't tease like you would in marketing copy.

Does the villain turn out to be the hero's secret twin brother? Then say that rather than alluding to vague family secrets.
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Writers, please read and follow guidelines. Mine clearly state that attachments are not accepted. If you don't get a reply to your query, that's why #querytip My guidelines: jdlit.com/marie-lamba

#subtip #querytip - your very short novel about a college aged protagonist is :::probably::: not for middle grade, which is an age category for readers aged 8-12. It's very important to do your research, friends.

Monthly reminder. Unsolicited quieres sent to my email will be deleted unread. It’s in your best interest to follow my submission guidelines. My form is set up to organize my response time, so you get an answer in a timely manner. #querytip

Dunham Literary is back open to queries! Send your query letter and first five pages to query@dunhamlit.com . No attachments, please!
#newyear #querytip

#Pubtip - We have to have an emotional connection to your characters early in the book. If I don't care there, I won't care about reading the rest of your book!

Words agents dread seeing in a query: "My manuscript is amazing; there isn't anything like it."

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Got any other words you can use to describe your manuscript? #querytip

#pubtip I am not just being old here, but adding harsh language, sex just to have it in a seen and crudeness does not make a book better.

#pubtip = Agent's First Priority = negotiate, submit, pay, strategize, read, coordinate, connect, audit, follow up, file, share, thank, support, nudge, prep, email, celebrate, promote. For Current Clients.

Second Priority (after everything above is done) = read queries
#agenting

Important #querytip. When the agent you queried has 100s of queries to answer, & your query doesn't state what the plot is or what the stakes are, it's an auto pass from me. That's kind of difficult to swallow & I hate to do it, but I don't have time to dig for it at that point.

#pubtip Remember that women's fiction is not just a story with a female protagonist, but a story looking through the female lens.