Write the story you want to read. #querytip #writingtips

Oh, barf. Have my fellow literary agents seen this TNR piece? newrepublic.com/article/120313… (h/t @adbsimon) #pubtip

#querytip Don't tell us what we'll feel or what the themes are. Show us w/ your premise, characters, stakes. Trust comes from storytelling.

Once more fighting the submissions snark, because the people who need to hear it won't pay any attention! #followguidelines #querytip

#QueryTip = rather than saying, "after X, heroine was forced to do Y" say "after X, heroine does Y." It's a small change but better writing.

Talking negatively about yourself in a query is not the way to win over an agent. Neither is boasting how fantastic you are. #querytip

Hey writers! We're running a query critique contest this week on @alloyent. Check out the rules here: alloyentertainment.com/?p=23827 #querytip

A writer should have at least 1-3 projects in the works at any given point. #querytip #writetip

FYI, if I follow you and immediately get an auto-tweet or auto-DM about your book or FB page, it's an immediate unfollow. #pubtip

#1 thing I learned from @ChuckSambuchino this weekend = reduce backstory and telling in those opening pages. #true #pubtip

Writers, please understand that your agent know what it takes. #pubtip

Seriously in my inbox, one line: "I need a literary agent please call me (phonenumber)" #imnotcalling #pubtip

How To Write A Killer Query Letter For Self-Help And How-To Books writersrelief.com/blog/2014/11/w… #pubtip

Advice by @LoriPerkinsRAB: Basic Promotion Every Author Should Have agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2014/11/an-age… #pubtip Agree/Disagree? She'd love your thoughts!

careful of posing questions in your queries, because if you're attempting to elicit a response from me, the answer might be "no" #querytip

This seems like an obvious #pubtip but sign your #query with your name! I can’t believe how many queries I get without the author’s name.

<2/2>HOWEVER--if you've previously published it, it's very important that's clear when it's subbed & what rights are available. #pubtip

Here's a #pubtip: If you've self-published or previously published a manuscript, I don't mind, if the rights are available. HOWEVER...

Submission special snowflakes' flurries take extra time & energy. But they don't realize it, because SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE. #pubtip #querytip

In fact, do not query me. As of yet I not an agent. Follow the submission guidelines on the Seymour Agency website. #querytip