Today’s second #QueryTip: Your pitch shouldn’t give away the ending. Leave out some details. Make me want to read the MS. #inboxinsights

Today’s first #QueryTip: Don’t open with an excerpt from your manuscript. Write a pitch. #inboxinsights

New Agent Alert! I had lunch with @Renee_Nyen this week and she's very impressive. Her wish list is here: kristavandolzer.com/2014/05/interv… #pubtip

"The 5th chapter is included." Folks, don't do this. Readers don't pick a novel off the shelf and turn to chapter 5. #pubtip #amreadingslush

Want me to critique your SF/F query + first 10 pages? Sign up for Bootcamp! register.writersonlineworkshops.com/Course?CourseI… @WritersDigest #askagent #querytip

Leave the word "learns" out of your #query unless it moves a mystery forward. Emotional development is not a plot. #querytip

Fantasy doesn't need fairies, talking dogs or wizards shooting talking dogs at people to be fantastic. The best fantasy is realism #querytip

Oops! I mean does NOT need fairies, etc. #querytip

It's a bad idea to have your title be grammatically incorrect. #pubtip

(Hero)ines are made, not born. No real growth if your MC is destined to be the Holy Defender. Success is guaranteed and no fun. #querytip

#QueryTip 7: Keep your query positive. Do not over share. Do not tell the agent that you've been pitching without... fb.me/6LprMzHI2

You still shouldn't pay some stranger to query on your behalf. In case you think that changed from last week. #querytip

In a romance, the hero and heroine should spend more time with each other than anyone else. How else will they fall in love? #pubtip

Plz research the agents you're going to query. Make sure they represent your genre. You'll be less likely of insta-rejection. #querytip

Make your world stand out by avoiding tropes. But, don’t be pretentious @ it. Using Tolkien elves as "Forest Walkers" is lame. #querytip

Yes, it is TERRIBLE that I won't read your query when I'm closed to them. Please scold me more, angry querier. #pubtip #blocked

Always check with your editor before posting/sharing your cover. #pubtip

The first page is the most important in your manuscript. The query is as important. You don’t wing your finals. Don’t wing this. #querytip

The best writers internalize edits and don't make the same mistakes twice. #pubtip

#QueryTip 6: Your first few pages - min 3 - must be the best work you can possibly put together ever. Most agents... fb.me/3A01Aj1cU