You won't sell *everything* you write. Even the greats have manuscripts best left in drawers. Don't dwell. Get back to work! #pubtip

From the Blog Backlist: "7 Ways To Make Yourself An Easy Author to Work With" ow.ly/CyPDW #pubtip

Stuff you'd usually scan #pubtip, #querytip, #subtip, etc. we put in one convenient #AskFuse, & an agent answers your question directly.

Please cut the words "explore a journey" from your query letter. Vague. Doesn't actually mean anything. #querytip

I really feel I should stop responding to queries or be close to queries completely after getting an asinine response like that. #querytip

Writers, you do know that you can't just go ahead and write a James Bond novel and seek publication, do you? #copyrightviolation #querytip

#PubTip - list your literary agent on your website. If you know them, also list your foreign agent, film agent and publicist.

#Querytip To compare your work to other stories or authors #helpful, to say I will rival or am better *insert famous author name* #Turnoff

How True and Factual Does Your Memoir Have to Be? 5 Principles janefriedman.com/2014/10/16/mem… via @janefriedman #pubtip

#querytip if you're going to just cut and paste your letter and email it off to as many agents as possible, at least address them by name.

Agents are not out to foil your writing aspirations. They are out to find stories they can champion, fall in love with, and sell. #querytip

"Literary agents treat unpublished writers like Ebola" --> This should not be the opening line of your query. For so many reasons. #querytip

#querytip some version of "this was my MFA thesis" as part of your query letter will make a fair number of agents a little suspicious.

Include 1-2 lines about you/your writing credentials in UR query to show you've honed your craft, know about editing & publishing #querytip

If you're querying a romance, I'd like to know about what drives both the protagonists, not just one of them. #querytip

#Querytip research the agent and agency website to make sure that they rep what you are writing. Seeing some queries outside of pref's.

I try not to make blanket statements when it comes to queries, but if your debut novel is over 200k words, I won't read it. #querytip

#1 most common response to What Do I Want My #AgentDo was "communicate." #pubtip #interesting #agenting

Exclusive queries don't exist. And if someone asks for one, run. #querytip

Don't tell us who you wrote your book for, as in men, women, Germans, Antarcticans, etc. Books are powerful in their universality. #querytip