Not in Little Women’s time but now, as soon as you write or type your manuscript, you create a copyright of it. No need to register anywhere until the book is published and then publisher will do so in your name. #pubtip

Y'all.

You should be w/pubbed books in your genre. Common tropes and themes, what'll make your story fit into that genre and what'll make it unique.

Not having comps & using "I'm not familiar w/the genre" as an excuse IMMEDIATELY sets off red flags.

#querytip

#querytip a trend I'm seeing in my box a lot lately:

Any and all books with fae being compared to either Holly Black or SJ Maas.

And for some books they're great!!!

But for some, it's like comparing HP with LOTR bc they both have wizards in them.

Choose your comps wisely!

A query should be written in present tense. #querytip

Like @kate_mckean, I am thrilled people are buying books! This also helps me explain the economies of agenting nonfiction vs fiction. NF is like $20 ante blackjack, a combination some skill and luck with forecastable-ish pay. Fiction is giant wager slots! #pubtip

Our final video of 12 Days of Videos! -- The Best and Worst Times to Query youtu.be/tdNaF5Bulsc via @YouTube-- and with that folks, have a wonderful holiday season. We'll see you in January. #querytip #writetip #pubtip

Man, a lot of queries came in yesterday. I hate rejecting over the holidays, so I take a pause in reading. You guys have my full permission to just wait until January to query. #querytip

Day 11 of 12 Days of Videos: How Your Book Evolves (through the entire publication process) youtu.be/hgCpmkzqt7k via @YouTube #PubTip #WriteTip

Day 10 of 12 Days of Videos: What Are Sub Rights? youtu.be/jain3Q5eHlc via @YouTube #pubtip

Exactly what @evascalzo and @jldallow said #Querytip #writing

But when I am open to YA Sci Fi and I see a YA Sci Fi, and then I see in the query history you tried to query me under 3 other genres while I wasn't open to YA sci fi, it's not the best start to our relationship. A good 1st impression goes a long way in this industry! #querytip

I've never liked the term "platform" which feels one sided & impersonal. Think instead of building a tribe of people who follow you and feel invested in what you do. Being the leader of a tribe is a valuable asset in publishing. #pubtip

A brave and helpful thread on querying! #amquerying #querytip

I love when an author queries me and knows their genre. Thank you to those authors. I appreciate that you don't try to hide behind another genre to get my attention. 😘😏 #amquerying #querytip

#querystats the oldest query is from Ocotber 12th. Just requested more manuscripts so that submitted number is going higher but the oldest one is from August 29th. Slowly but surely. Gotta break for lunch now. Then coming back.

Day 9 of 12 Days of Videos: Why You Need a Literary Agent youtu.be/0xgmYcsgMXg via @YouTube #writetip #pubtip #querytip

My favorite #pubtip for authors feeling anxious about Twitter publishing discourse: each author and book project is a microbiome, a teeming mass of factors good and bad. You are probably right about inefficiencies and privilege blindness where you spot them. But...

2019 was a wild year (another baby! books are pubbing! the world's on fire!) but we had some great times on here, y'all and i, so here are my top #writetip + #pubtip tweets

beginning with

a thread on challenging our notions of universal narratives

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#pubtip for #authors: Make sure your agent is reviewing your royalty statements, and you are too! Catching errors = $$ in your pocket. I’ve caught a couple this week!

Day 8 of 12 Days of Videos: How Literary Agents Prepare to Offer Representation youtu.be/oL4jCgf4Xtc via @YouTube #querytip #pubtip