Literary Agent
#QueryTip If an agent requests your work during a pitch fest, but you see opportunities to revise before submitting. Don't feel pressured to send right away. Take your time to polish. I promise, we'll wait.
Best of luck, #amquerying!
Literary Agent
#querytip i don't automatically discount writers w/o prior bylines or prior "big" ones. the work in the most prestigious places isn't necessarily the best. publishing ≠ pure meritocracy. lack of access+bad luck override talent just as often as access+good timing converge with it
Literary Agent
Authors, if there are certain genre keywords the agent you're querying is really into, use them. It makes a huge difference. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Bianca Marais 🎙📚🖋🇨🇦🇿🇦 @BiancaM_author
The latest podcast episode is up! In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe fall in love with another submission, and I chat with guest, Kirstin Beck, author of COURAGE, MY LOVE, about writing starter novels and establishing a research process. pic.twitter.com/Wdi3dRyzWBHere's a question / #querytip inspired by this week's episode of #BooksWithHooks:
Do you include your social media links when querying? This isn't mandatory at all ofc (follow your own comfort level!) but we so appreciate it when you do! #WritingCommunity
Literary Agent
Query trouble?
Make sure u include all your juicy bits!
1. Use this template to collect them
2. Work them in:
- MC intro
- strong verbs
- inciting incident
- conflict/obstacle {crisis}
- intrigue {secret}
- MC's goal
- stakes {consequences}
#querytip #WritingCommunity
Literary Agent
Curious what I means when agents put their clients "on submission"? Check out our video! @amylizbishop @samanthashnh @LillyMSantiago
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #WritingCommunity
youtu.be/Q4_XaYrFM5Q
Literary Agent
Back on here to say I'm temporarily closing to queries. I had a number of family emergencies that took up most of my April, and I'm very behind on submissions, queries, and client manuscripts. I'll reopen...soon. #querytip #amagenting
Literary Agent
Reminder to querying writers: If your book is for sale on Amazon it is published.
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Literary Agent
#querytip #amquerying tell me your story is high concept without telling me your story is high concept.
Literary Agent
#querytip #amquerying it’s good to know WHAT your story is about but more importantly I want to know WHO your story is about.
Literary Agent
Sharon Belcastro - Agent at Belcastro Agency @SharonBelcastro
#querytip #amquerying #writingcommunity know your wordcount. 20k words is too short for a YA young adult novel.#querytip #amquerying #writingcommunity know your word count 350k words is too long for a memoir.
Literary Agent
#querytip #amquerying #writingcommunity know your wordcount. 20k words is too short for a YA young adult novel.
Literary Agent
#querytip #amquerying #writingcommunity Don't send a query in italics. It's way too difficult to read.
Literary Agent
Folks (™️Doug Ford) when we say please send us the 1st 3 chapters of your ms with your inquiry we mean it. No matter how cute your letter, no matter how great the idea, we won’t consider you without ‘em.
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Literary Agent
#Querytip Don't mention your beta readers and their reactions in your letter. Just present your story and let us draw our own conclusions.
Literary Agent
Struggling with your query?
Writers Digest has a great series called Successful Queries (examples of real life queries that landed an agent or publisher):
writersdigest.com/successful-que…
#WritingCommunity #Writers #amquerying #querytip
Literary Agent
This is a reminder to read submission guidelines before querying an agent, as they can and do change over time, and RELATEDLY, that I personally do not represent books with prominent law enforcement protagonists or themes, and that that is unlikely to change with time. #QueryTip
Editor
I love YA, but CANNOT acquire it. I get so many YA queries. I can't take anything below 50K and above 75K yet I get 150,000 word manuscripts. I only take fantasy or sci-fi w/ romance. I get epics with no romance. Read the guidelines for both our sakes. #querytip #asktheeditor
Literary Agent
Today on Agents & Books! What happens when you have a meeting with an editor!
katemckean.substack.com/p/meeting-your…
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Editor
Your summary/pitch in your query letter should read like the back matter of a book. When you look for a book to read, you want to be enticed w/clear goal, problem, and stakes. So do I! #querytip #asktheeditor