If you queried Amy Berkower, we are caught up on e-queries through April 6* and partials through March 6. If you haven't received a response, please re-send!

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10 Things to do Before you Query Literary Agents youtu.be/oRadnZtV4mU via @YouTube #QueryTip

Here's a #querytip: don't query in the voice of your main character, especially if they're a murderer.

I would argue with Stephen King that the road to hell is not paved with adverbs, but instead, passive voice (was, were, had, etc.). Adverbs are the rumble strip. #writetip #querytip #WritersRoad

Gentle reminder:

Please don't DM/email agents after a rejection trying to get more info on why we passed.

I understand the urge, but we only have so much time for each query, and this pushes a boundary that's necessary for us to keep in place.

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Authors I beg of you: PLEASE research before you query. Sending your secular novel to a Christian publisher is a waste of time for both of you. And please, PLEASE follow sub guidelines. If a pub asks for first 10 pages, include the first 10 pages. Not random chapters. #querytip

Where should I spend my marketing dollars? by @Melissa_Tagg on @MyBookTherapy #writingtip #writing #pubtip learnhowtowriteanovel.com/blog/2020/04/2…

5 Reasons You Should Host a Facebook Live Book Launch Party – Pandemic or Not - @LoriHatcher2 on @EdieMelson ow.ly/fejY50zmOMI #writing #booklaunch #pubtip

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Receiving a rejection while querying isn't a failure, it's a step in the right direction. You put yourself and your work out there, and that is not an easy first step to take. #querytip #WritersRoad

REMINDER:

Your query should NOT give away everything; it should hook and entice and want to make you read more.

Your synopsis SHOULD give away everything; it’s meant to present the beats of your story and ensure your plot is solid.

The two are NOT interchangeable!!

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Writers please note, if you have queried me in the past and it did not result in a request, but you've done major revisions, I'd be happy to see your work again. Just mention it in the query.
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Hi! I just wrote an email to a prospective author about an understandable tactical error this person had made in the querying process. Because it's important that other authors not inadvertently make the same mistake, I'm going to share it here as a #pubtip.

Inbox trend: Wolves
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I am currently caught up on queries. If you haven't heard from me, it's because I am giving your work the coveted closer look. If I passed, you are to be commended for your bravery in putting yourself out there. It is the first step to success! #QueryTip

I am an editor with a publishing press. I am not an agent. Editors acquire, agents represent. If your query says "I am looking for representation", that's a redflag that you haven't done your research, or might be spitball submitting. #querytip

Writing is a wonderful way to spend your quarantine time. But please, do not submit your work without first editing it, and carefully researching to make sure you are submitting it to the correct people. Spitball submitting just gains you more rejections. #querytip

I am open to unagented queries, but please, please, read up on City Owl Press, and myself, and only submit to us if your work is right for us. There are genres we don't publish and we will not make acceptions. #querytip cityowlpress.com

This is a PSA to please stop comparing your books to Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. #Querytip

I’m going to be bold and speak for every single agent/editor in existence when I say: Please do NOT pitch us on LinkedIn. #querytip