#querytip Telling me your project is ready for submission (to editors) in your query letter signals to me that you aren't willing to do more editorial work on it. I'm an editorial agent, so this is a bad sign.

Quick #querytip, given a recent experience. When you receive an offer of rep, it's actually good practice to alert ALL agents who have the query, not just those who have the full. You do not need to give all the agents an opportunity to read, you can simply withdraw the query.

What am I supposed to do with this… #querytip

Query Tip: You don't have to respond back to an agent if they pass on your work. But if you do respond, a nasty email will not help you. Agents keep records and if you query us again with another project, we will remember.
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And this is why it's so disappointing when a Q is fabulous & the story doesn't live up to that promise. We don't want to say "no." #pubtip 2/2

Every agent & editor is rooting for the writer to surprise & delight us when we're reading a submission #pubtip 1/2

I love some piping hot audacity in the morning! By which I mean I don’t; please don’t flout submission guidelines. #querytip

The moment you (a human) independently create an original work of authorship w/ some minimal degree of creativity AND the work is “fixed” in a tangible form of expression, copyright exists! I will talk abt originality & “fixity” in future tweets. Stay tuned! #publishing #pubtip

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t actually need to affix the copyright symbol to your work for copyright to exist! #pubtip #publishinglaw

Let’s talk about copyright. The copyright to your book/ creative work/ song etc. should always be in your name! Unless you are writing something as a “work for hire” or ghostwriting, make sure the copyright is in your name. #publishinglaw #pubtip #writetip

There are also a delightful (read: shocking) number people querying me with PBs (which I am closed to) by just selecting “Middle Grade” in the QueryManager drop down and sending the PB query anyway. *head desk* #querytip

13 years later of doing this job, I still don’t understand people sending queries on behalf of other people. #querytip

My poor nearsighted and overtaxed eyes are begging you... please use Times 12 or Arial 12 in queries....
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"About" is a red flag word. It usually means you're conceptualizing your book as a topic (the existence of a thing) vs. a story (a propulsive and transformative journey of self-evident value for the reader). "Isn't it neat that x exists" isn't a book.

Readers love an author who puts a book out every six to eight months. Longer than that and you run the risk of losing them to the millions of other authors producing more. #PublishingTruth #QueryTip

#Publishing truth: Readers love a prolific author. If your sales are lagging and you only have one to two books out, that could be why. Keep #writing! #querytip

#querytip reminder that if you're uncertain if an agent will like your book... JUST SEND IT TO THEM

i've been taken pleasantly by surprise so many times. signed a client off of something i never would have thought i wanted. and was just reminded of that during this conference.

“When pitching, don’t say there’s nothing out there like it. Embrace your comp titles. Know where you go on the shelf.” – Paula Munier #writers #querytip

Semi-regular reminder that when sending a query letter, it is truly best to include... a query letter
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(In all seriousness: a query letter should say hello, introduce the book + genre, give us a tantalizing blurb, list some comp titles, and sign off with your bio)

How to Write the Perfect Query Letter writersdigest.com/getting-publis… #pubtip