Your work may not be a good fit for my list or for our agency as a whole, that doesn’t mean it’s not publishable. Find the agent that really connects with the work & wants to champion it. Don’t re-query me with the same project I’ve already passed on. #querytip

Is your inciting incident clearly evident in your synopsis if it doesn’t happen within the initial 5-page sample? #querytip

A #querytip thread as I go through queries, and submissions today:
Your synopsis should show the beats of your plot. It is not a longer version of your query letter & should contain paragraphs (not just one block of text).

Make sure it’s engaging to read as well.

Readers & Writers alike-- it's important to know: Why Pre-Orders Matter youtu.be/Ix1ceiXmbH8 via @YouTube #PubTip

Exactly ❤️
#querytip

Please don’t pitch your story to agents on Twitter unless it’s a pitch party. If you want to know if the agent will be interested in your MS, query them. Thanks! #amquerying #WritingCommunity #pubtip

Another #querytip - almost every book has elements of other genres laced throughout. Please specify the genre in terms of the core readership of your book. Ex: Science fiction novel, not erotic science fiction paranormal romantic suspense novel.

Everything is hard to sell. The market is saturated due to various issues, so just write the project you feel the most passionately about, making it the best it can be before you reach out to agents. #pubtip

Is it a problem if your agent wants to be a writer, too?
#pubtip #amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity

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Hallo buddies! If you don't send your writing along with your query email, I can't evaluate it! I have 2000 emails in my submissions at any given time & don't have the time to chase you down - pls follow submission guidelines! Thanks! #subtip #querytip

After spending some time in my query box this morning, looks like it's time for a retweet. #amquerying #querytip

Friendly/helpful #QueryTip for those #AmQuerying from #WritingCommunity: I enjoy #ShortStories & #Novella format but they present challenges in trying to sell short works to a #publisher. Much easier to sell those alongside a full-length #Novel so let's see both or all three!

Got a query addressed to Mr. Hoogland today - While the resemblance between @mike_hoogland and I is uncanny and our names are very similar 🙃might I suggest double checking that submission before you hit send today
#querytip #SlushInsight #mistakeshappen ❤️

A thing I like to post on here periodically is that I don’t accept Facebook or Instagram requests from people I don’t know! And #pubtip: they’re not great ways to handshake network with an agent. Most of us (not all, but most) think of these as personal space.

Writing is revising. #BookSupport #PubTip #WriteTip instagram.com/p/B2jcWQngPf7/…

Random unasked for observation: I’ve left the door open for quite a few authors lately to revise and resubmit. Honestly a lot of close-but-not-there-yet submissions. I always read hoping it’ll be great—maybe a push will help one of these books make that leap. #pubtip #amagenting

Writers— “contemporary” and “realistic” are often used as synonyms when describing genre, but they’re not. Ex: a realistic/real world novel set in 2002? That’s historical. (Gah I know—we are old! 😆) #querytip

I’ve loved this book since the first time I read it. Now you can take a peek at what snagged me from the first page. #pubtip

Same. Simple fact: the more your agent knows, the better they can manage your career and represent your true wishes. #querytip

It seems as though now that it’s September all the #query letters come flooding in. Here’s a quick #querytip: Summer may be slow in publishing but feel free to query me any time of the year—it doesn’t have to wait until September!