#QueryTip: Please follow all of our query guidelines (mcintoshandotis.com/submissions/) and submit only to the agent who best fits your book!

If you personalize a query, double check to make sure it's personalized to the right person. #pubtip

Got a submission for a "YA/NA." Pick one. They're different stories, characters, issues (and most often, publishers). #pubtip

Subtext is saying something without saying it. Your story should breathe subtext. Otherwise, you're preaching. #querytip #writetip

If your promotion plan = Myspace and a company that has since been bought & renamed, I won't hold out hope for those efforts. #pubtip

Young adults aren't mysterious creatures hiding in shadows. If you don't remember what it was like as a YA, don't write YA. #querytip

Everyone’s publishing journey is different. Don’t compare yourself to other writers. Focus on writing your best books. #pubtip #sytycw14

That said, "I am the author of [title of the ms your querying]" is a fine way to start a query. #pubtip #queries

Dear Queriers: No need to say "I'm the author of [name of the ms your querying]" in your query bio. We...know. XOXO #pubtip #queries

#QueryFail = "I know where you live." le sigh...second one this year. gotta love #agenting #pubtip

I'll also check your blog, & if you only have "Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post," that doesn't bode well. #pubtip

Prospective clients: I will Google you. Make sure that ish is clean. #pubtip

You can't use excerpts from rejections as cover blurbs. #querytip

#querytip Love queries that have great hook, captures attention with brief description,stands out above all others. Make us want your story!

#querytip Dear (agent name- not mine), lots of kudos, you're the only agent for me, first choice, Yada, Yada. I bet 30 others received same.

#querytip Finding subs where writer tries to fit more than one story in query. Lacks strong hook, all over the place, unfocused.

KC&A will be critiquing queries and sample pages. Seats fill up fast! register.writersonlineworkshops.com/Course?CourseI… #askagent #querytip

What to do after you get "the call" from an agent, by @devourerofbooks at @ForewordLit ow.ly/BprEb #pubtip

When you search for your query in Gmail, turn off Highlight before you copy/paste into a new submission. #querytip

Just like in a query, tell me what's special/different about your book right at the beginning. Don't set the scene--hook me. #pubtip