Kaitlyn Johnson
@RedPenKaitlyn
Literary Agent
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
279 MSWL
345 AskAgent
55 Queries
385 Tips

I am SO CLOSE to opening up the query box again! I have 24 Maybe, 10 Fulls, and 18 partials to go! Chugging away...
#amagenting #amquerying #querytip #writingcommunity

Jennifer March Soloway
@marchsoloway
Literary Agent
Jennifer#4 @AndreaBrownLit | she/her | @MillsMFALit alum | PB+MG+YA+Adult | In love with all things story | ✨Revision is magical!✨
183 MSWL
45 AskAgent
105 Tips

JenniferMarchSoloway @marchsoloway

#QueryTip for #PB author-illustrators:

Please send a full 32-page or 40-page sketch dummy, including text, so I can read the book. 2-3 of the illustrations should be color to show your vision for the palette + final art. Please also share your portfolio URL + IG.

Best of luck!

#QueryTip for #PB author-illustrators:

To clarify, please include 2-3 full color spreads in a sketch dummy to showcase your artwork when querying me.

P.S. Be sure to check other agency guidelines. This tip is for me and not necessarily a one-size-fits-all.

Good luck!

Jennifer March Soloway
@marchsoloway
Literary Agent
Jennifer#4 @AndreaBrownLit | she/her | @MillsMFALit alum | PB+MG+YA+Adult | In love with all things story | ✨Revision is magical!✨
183 MSWL
45 AskAgent
105 Tips

#QueryTip for #PB author-illustrators:

Please send a full 32-page or 40-page sketch dummy, including text, so I can read the book. 2-3 of the illustrations should be color to show your vision for the palette + final art. Please also share your portfolio URL + IG.

Best of luck!

Ann Rose
@annmrose
Literary Agent
agent: @TheTobiasAgency & #rosebudauthor wrangler | author: ROAD TO EUGENICA & BREAKOUT | opinions are my own | she/her rep:@evascalzo layout:@ana_scribe
207 MSWL
448 AskAgent
11 Queries
127 Tips

Maybe don't write your query in first person, especially if you're book is about a serial killer.😬
#querytip #writing #amquerying

Katie Shea Boutillier
@AgentShea
Literary Agent
VP/Rights Director & Lit Agent w/ DMLA, specializing in commercial adult fiction & young adult. Open to queries as of 8/15/23 Query email: ksbqueries@gmail.com
17 MSWL
62 Tips

"Make it bigger" is a common phrase I use when speaking with my clients. Simply, I'm asking for you to look again at the plot to bring an element (or hook) to the surface that will easily appeal to a much wider audience. #querytip #pubtip #agenting

Leslie Zampetti
@literarylesliez
Literary Agent
Agent at Odom Media Mgmt. Literary agent.Lapsed librarian. Rapacious reader. Working writer. She/her. Member of @SCBWI & @aalitagents .
42 MSWL
7 Tips

One week until Dunham Literary will be closed to *unsolicited* queries (July 15th-Sept. 7th).

Have a referral, a conference code, or a pitch contest ❤️ (heart)? Those are solicited queries & you can still send one. Everyone else - hang onto your query till Sept!
#querytip

Corvisiero Agency
@CorvisieroLit
Literary Agency
New York City Boutique Literary Agency where Amazing Authors find Professional Literary Representation.
42 MSWL
16 Tips

Avoid submitting prologues. First chapters give agents a better opportunity to know your writing style, and the voice of the story.

#writing #querytip #amquerying

Jessica Faust
@BookEndsJessica
Literary Agent
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
396 MSWL
574 AskAgent
191 Tips

Perhaps my best #pubtip is to always be working on the next book.

ArtHouse Literary Agency
@arthouselit
Literary Agency
A literary agency repping bold voices and promoting diversity in publishing. Submissions are open. querymanager.com/query/ArtHouse
14 MSWL
5 Tips

Friday writing quote:

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” - Stephen King

#amagenting #literaryagent #amquerying #querytip #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writers #quotesoftheday #writing #writers #amediting

Greyhaus Literary Agency
@greyhausagency
Literary Agency
Literary Agent with the Greyhaus Literary Agency in the Puget Sound Area. Representing exlusively romance and women's fiction!
64 MSWL
83 Tips

#pubtip Hint, editors and agents cannot make a decision on your query letter if all you tell me are the themes of your story. Remember, there is this little thing called plot.

Samantha Wekstein
@SWekstein
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TL_Agency . She/Her, Terp🐢, ENFJ, dog lover. Illustrators: wekstein-illustrators.weebly.com. Pitch to QueryManager.com/SamanthaWekste…
140 MSWL
124 Queries
88 Tips

I've said this before, but have someone who hasn't read your book read your query letter. You'll want to make sure it makes sense to someone who isn't familiar with your story. I get a lot of queries that seem to assume I know more about your world than I do. #querytip

Anna Sproul-Latimer
@annasproul
Literary Agent
Founding Partner, Neon Literary. Get in, loser, we’re making it art. neonliterary.com
28 MSWL
95 Tips

Random #pubtip: the most common issue I see with otherwise promising fiction MSS is the excessively picked-over first 5%.

Do not procrastinate downstream by obsessively rereading and smoothing these early pages.

Also, you do not need that prologue, and we all know it.

BookEnds Literary Agency
@bookendslit
Literary Agency
A literary agency repping bestselling, award-winning, & int'l published authors and illustrators for children & adults. Empowering creators to achieve dreams.
66 MSWL
53 AskAgent
127 Tips

10 Mistakes You're Making When Handling an Offer of Representation youtu.be/fjUuJ9Q3tA8 via @YouTube #QueryTip #PubTip

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
📚 lit agent @WCA_LitAgency 📖 advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA 🐕‍🦺 recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. ♿ clients #SpineSquad 📘
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

Recently, almost every querying author who I ask about their goals says they want to quit their job and write full time. This is a fantastic goal, but please do your research, because the financial realities of this industry may not be what you think! #QueryTip #WritingCommunity

Kaitlyn Johnson
@RedPenKaitlyn
Literary Agent
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
279 MSWL
345 AskAgent
55 Queries
385 Tips

Query box update!

I have finally gone through ALL QUERIES.
Currently, I have 60 in my Maybe box; I also have 39 submissions needing to be read/reviewed.

PLEASE be patient with me 😓
#amagenting #querytip #amquerying

Genevieve Gagne-Hawes
@genevievejude
Editor
Book editor at Writers House; manages submissions for Amy Berkower. Ph.D. in English Lit from UBC. She/her. Tweets my own.
28 MSWL
20 Queries
37 Tips

#querytip for when an agent has your partial/full: unless you are making *really* substantive changes to an MS, we don't need to see multiple iterations/drafts while considering -- being sent constant updates is both overwhelming and hard to keep track of in terms of dates.

Laura Zats
@LZats
Literary Agent
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
213 MSWL
176 AskAgent
3124 Queries
162 Tips

I’ve been spending my tea hour catching up on queries this week (sorry, Merge Dragons) and here’s another hot take: you don’t need to bend over backwards for a catchy logline. Most queries don’t need it! #querytip

Greyhaus Literary Agency
@greyhausagency
Literary Agency
Literary Agent with the Greyhaus Literary Agency in the Puget Sound Area. Representing exlusively romance and women's fiction!
64 MSWL
83 Tips

#Pubtip when submitting a manuscript to an editor or agent, pls include your email in the message and make sure it is accurate. Had one today where the author gave me a partial home address and no email. My submission form doesn't track your email. Bummer.

Laura Zats
@LZats
Literary Agent
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
213 MSWL
176 AskAgent
3124 Queries
162 Tips

Laura Zats @LZats

It's 2021; it's time to stop comping to Harry Potter

This also applies to Lord of the Rings and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #pubtip