Day 7 of 12 Days of Videos: Focus on What You Can Control youtu.be/-8FIbe33SrQ via @YouTube #writetip #pubtip #querytip #WednesdayWisdom

Good morning! Today’s #pubtip: don’t be myopic. At all stages of the process, is one of the most impt habits of mind you can cultivate. Narrow focus on one enthusiastic pursuing editor, one time frame, one issue: all of these things usually hurt the quality of your book and deal.

Why do some books on Amazon come up first in searches? The algorithm is a black box but we know the number of reviews is a factor. If you’re an author, encourage readers to leave reviews. #pubtip

Authors, I say this with all the love in my heart: please be realistic and responsible about your manuscript deadlines. Your editor is juggling A LOT and they may not have the capacity to constantly check in to see if you are on track... (thread) #pubtip

Day 6 of 12 Days of Videos. We're halfway there. Today's topic: How to Choose Your Comp Titles youtu.be/WIWqybXMFoY via @YouTube #writetip #pubtip #querytip

An actual human person got a book deal* from reading Agents and Books and she tells you all about here today!

*and not even a client!

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#pubtip #WritingCommunity #amquerying #amwriting

Day 5 of 12 Days of Videos is a #MondayMotivation: Don't Self Reject! youtu.be/aMJ9LkuaFU4 via @YouTube #writetip #pubtip #querytip

Query hot-take: Beauty and the Beast retellings are the new vampires, i.e. 75% of what I see in my inbox. #querytip #pubtip

WELL, someone managed to find my personal Gmail address - which none of my clients have bc I don't use it for work - and send a query there. DO NOT DO THIS. It's not a good way to get extra attention; it's a good way to get yourself blocked on all my accounts. #pubtip

Reminders for #amquerying

The synopsis doesn't matter so much as long as you have the main plot points and you spoil the ending.

The query, as long as you try, won't be rejected if it's not perfect. We just want to know the hook and what the book is about.

#querytip

NDAs are not so common in book publishing and 99% of instances where I’ve been asked about one did not warrant it. #protip #pubtip #workingwithagents

Day 4 of the 12 Days of Videos: The Best Format for your Manuscript youtu.be/yc9KFGO6lDM via @YouTube Make sure you subscribe and turn on post notifications. Don't miss the next 8 days of videos! #querytip #pubtip #writetip

Day 3 of 12 Days of Videos: When to Start Querying youtu.be/idohokb4ybI via @YouTube #writetip #querytip #pubtip

Day 2 of 12 Days of Videos- Thanks to @PizzosPages for the question! On: Managing Multiple Projects youtu.be/vU1s2hG8Z80 via @YouTube #writetip #querytip #pubtip

Day 1 of 12 Days of Videos: You Did #NaNoWriMo! What's Next? youtu.be/xoiiJwooJ4Q via @YouTube #writetip #querytip #pubtip

It's December 2nd, and I'm now closed to queries for a little bit: if you've got one for me, please hang on to it until the new year! #querytip

Dear Writers,

Congrats to those who hit the NaNo finish line! Now that it’s over, please put that MS away. Forget about it for at least a month. Then take it back out and revise. Find critique partners and revise. Polish it again and again. THEN start querying agents. #pubtip

Reminder for #amquerying writers. It's important to follow submission guidelines. At Prospect we ask for a synopsis & I do actually read them. So if your submission doesn't have one it is rejected. I need to see where your story is going before I can commit to reading #Querytip

#querytip I only represent SFF in the adult category right now. Please don’t send me adult books in other genres and call them YA; I know the difference

A Saturday #QueryTip for you all... Romance, Mystery, SFF, whatever! The best place to research query writing is by reading the backs of other books in your genre. You’ll learn different ways to structure, phrase,… instagram.com/p/B5gNyBTgR7r/…