I'm still closed to submissions, but @sharimaurer is actively seeking great stories, especially MG, PB, & YA! Check her out on stringerlit dot com. #querytip

Also friendly reminder that 95% of my work hours (I work full time, every week) are dedicated to my clients (contracts, submissions, edits, calls, strategy, more contract issues, etc) so all of this gets done outside that 95%. We WANT to read! We WANT you to succeed! #querytip

If your word count doesn't fit exactly into our criteria, but I love the novel and you're willing to raise or lower it, I will still consider it. #querytip #querytrenches

Just because an editor passes on your manuscript doesn't mean it isn't good. It just means it isn't right for them. Keep trying! #querytip

1 of 2: Having been in the #querytrenches as an author, having an editor request your full, then pass, I remember thinking, "what does that mean?" That is a tough answer because its different for every editor. #querytip

-Do not put the copyright notice. As soon as you write something, you have a natural copyright to it.

Formatting doesn't make or break a project but the care & professionalism signals to agents/editors the kind of author they can expect. #pubtip

#querytip Please make sure to send your query to the email address the agent specifies. Every day I get queries to my general email, and those take me longer to read--much longer.

Y’all. Word counts. Why is everything in my submissions box 100k+? Like…everything. #querytip

Can I Query More Than One Book at a Time? #QueryTip youtu.be/DYYlVpiWt70 via @YouTube

The BookEnds Blog is filled with querying, writing, and publishing advice by @BookEndsJessica. We'll be sharing some of it here.

First thing to master: perseverance! #PubTip

What makes me stop reading and/or reject a manuscript? Too many, or poorly executed broken/incomplete sentences. I don't care if everyone else is doing it. Would you jump off a bridge if everyone else was? #querytip #amquerying

What makes me stop reading and/or reject a manuscript? Too much, or poorly used passive #writing (was, were, had). #querytip #amquerying

If you're planning to pitch a nonfiction book, use one of the most powerful persuasion tools--storytelling--to make the proposal memorable. I'm not talking about the sample chapters or ms (that goes w/o saying) but the overview, bio, TOC & marketing. #pubtip

How to Change Agents youtu.be/Ibg89bofbbQ via @YouTube - #pubtip

Querying writers! If you receive an offer of rep (yay!) it is standard to let every agent still considering know and give them 2 weeks to make a decision on your work. You increase your chances of finding the best fit! It might be the first agent; it might not! #querytip

Authors: Please, please, please notify agents who have your query when you accept representation. #querytip

#querytip I'm not quite back on the vampire train yet, so if you have a vampire novel, I'm probably not the right fit right now!

That being said, if you have a new twist on them (and they aren't called vampires), I'm open to that! Think malchai from THIS SAVAGE SONG 😊

I love it when authors set their novels in interesting and unique places and make the setting part of the story. #querytip

I echo this request. I’ve already deleted 5 queries that came in via social media, email, and via my website contact form and I’m not even open to queries. #querytip twitter.com/jemiscoe/statu…

1st week back to work & 1st week the @PSLiterary query box is open.

Some fun #querystats:

I got approx. 120 queries pitched to me specifically the past 5 days of the queries being open.

I've read 50% & flagged 2 for requests.

1 query I saw right away & requested directly.