Other random trends:
Historical set in WW2 or Civil War
Greek Mythology
Gods vs Demons
MCs who have “dreams”
#Metoo books

#SlushInsight #querytip

Another thing I'm seeing are a lot of books that are "series" where the first is basically just the build-up to the actual story in book 2. Ultimately, an entire "back story" book.
Don't wait for book 2 for all the good stuff to happen.
#SlushInsight #querytip

5) People sending pages without a query or synopsis - just pages
6) Books that list their genre as two completely different thing (ex: MG & WF)
7) The "generic" query - meaning it doesn't even include my name - just says "Query" at the top
#SlushInsight #querytip

Trends in my query box:
1) People not following guidelines
2) "This book/series is available on Amazon but..."
3) Books separated into multiple books because they're over word count standards for the genre
4) Pages that aren't double spaced
#SlushInsight #querytip

A lot of smart pitching tips here applicable for writers currently querying. #querytip
If You Confuse People, You Lose People: 4 Steps To Simplify Any Message youtu.be/kTniFgHlNAs

If you’re querying an agent with a MS for the first time, or if you’re a writer going on submission for the first time, congratulate yourself. Putting such a huge piece of yourself out there for others to judge is a BRAVE thing to do, so take pride in that achievement! #pubtip

Dearest New Writers, it is with great love and best wishes for you that I strongly suggest some hesitation before adding "bestselling, award-winning" and other such super-duper-extra-fabulous (ahem, truth-stretching) superlatives to your bio. #querytip #authortip

#querytip Check the formatting of your query before submitting! If your query, synopsis, or pages are in one huge block of text without any paragraph breaks, they become extremely difficult to read—and therefore extremely difficult to connect with 😞

Whoooooooo wheeeeeeee, I got a little salty in this week's paid Agents and Books:

Stop Using Statistics to Prove Your Market

katemckean.substack.com/p/stop-using-s…

#pubtip #amquerying #amwriting

It's royalty statement season again. It's common for money in publishing to go up and down like a pinball (advances, royalties, returns, subrights deals, etc).

#pubtip

Great opportunity for everyone! #amediting #amquerying #querytip

This week, I've had a spate of really rude follow-ups to queries. #querytip: Be patient, be generous, be kind. You're not going to bully anyone into representing you.

Q: How much of the story should a query cover?

A: You're just pitching the story, not giving away all the details. Similar to the back cover description on a published book. #querytip

Reading through queries this morning and I have two very obvious #querytip. 1) I don't want to see debut projects greater than 150,000 words. 2) Your book should be 100% complete before you query me.

This whole thread is amazingly great, but I think this one in particular is something all authors would do well to follow. #querytip

#querytip --- as general rule, do NOT comment on an agent's appearance. It doesn't matter if you think it's a compliment. It doesn't matter if their picture spoke to you (whatever that means). #WritingCommunity #HowNotToQuery I really shouldn't have to say this. 🙄 #amquerying

Oh goodness gracious, loves of mine, PLEASE do not subscribe someone to your email list w/o asking, but also DO NOT subscribe a submissions email to your list. At any given time w btwn 1k & 3k emails in our submissions, only submissions go there, I'm begging you #querytip #subtip

Authors: Please do NOT send your #query to my inbox. All queries must come through QueryManager. I delete all queries in my email. For your sake, and those who want to read your words, follow submission guidelines! #querytip
corvisieroagency.com/saritza-hernan…

#querystats I hit query 0 so all queries have been answered. Check your spam/junk if you haven't heard back.

I do have 14 requested manuscripts now to work through, and those go back to 1/15.

Retweeting because it keeps happening, ie people using my nonfiction query form to submit novels...thanks all! #pubtip