Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Beware what you put online, it will follow you to the end of days. #querytip

Rachel Brooks
@RachMBrooks
Literary Agent
Agent at BookEnds Literary Agency @bookendslit . Cat mom. She/her. Query form: QueryManager.com/RBrooks
16 MSWL
20 AskAgent
114 Tips

No I would not like to be added to a list of approved senders. No I would not like to click link. No I do not believe you're sorry #querytip

Courtney Miller-Callihan
@millercallihan
Literary Agent
Literary agent at Handspun Literary Agency. HEA, HFN, or GTFO. Everything's better with washi tape. She/her.
12 MSWL
40 Tips

Folks, don't let your characters write your query letters. I want to work with you, not the weirdos that live in your head. #querytip

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2641 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

Twitter hashtags writers should follow when seeking a literary agent - ctt.ec/OAfaZ+ via @DianaUrban #querytip #pubtip

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

I will continue to represent debut authors with completed works in these genres: MG, YA, new adult, romance, erotica, SF/F #pubtip

Rachel Brooks
@RachMBrooks
Literary Agent
Agent at BookEnds Literary Agency @bookendslit . Cat mom. She/her. Query form: QueryManager.com/RBrooks
16 MSWL
20 AskAgent
114 Tips

Have you ever trunked a MS? @Ava_Jae vlogs about her experience with putting (many) MSs in the drawer: bit.ly/v_TN #yalit #pubtip

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 We set the submission guidelines for a reason. It's not just a hoop to jump through.

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 You might think your are helping but you are demonstrating you can't follow directions.

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 Please remember to just submit the material the editor/agent requests. Sending what "you want" doesn't work.

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

#querythoughts #pubtip Pay attention to that SPAM folder. If we request we will let you know.

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

#querythoughts Submission 2 continued. Author then resubmitted the story as a Harlequin. #pubtip know your genre! Still a reject.

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Insulting someone -- anyone -- in your query is a no-no. For you all you know I am related to Vlad Tepes. #querytip #justsaying

Gordon Warnock
@gordonwarnock
Literary Agent
Founding partner @FuseLiterary representing commercial and literary fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels. #VoteLibraries
12 MSWL
130 Tips

“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” - John Wooden #pubtip

Jacquie Flynn
@BookJacquie
Literary Agent
Book Doula-Editor-Mom-Slayer of dragons. BLUE candidate 4 re-election w/ @mom2han8 to Maywood NJ council-Query guidelines delbourgo.com
1 MSWL
113 Tips

It's mandatory to get the science right in your sci-fi query (and MS.) I get aggravated enough by junk science on Facebook thanks #querytip

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

#pubtip: There's a difference between urban fantasy and contemporary fantasy. Know which one you're writing.

Alice Speilburg
@alicespeilburg
Literary Agent
Literary Agent & Founder of Speilburg Literary Agency. Mother. Wife. Feminist. Ally. Kentuckian. She/her.
10 MSWL
14 Tips

Authors: Wait until January 12 to send me your queries! I'm closed to unsolicited submissions until then. #pubtip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Solve info dumps by masking it with action. You dump info without dumping it. #writetip #querytip

Helen Heller
@helenheller
Literary Agent
Terrifyingly blunt expat Geordie literary agent who loves good writing, great stories & fashion.
36 Tips

Please check the website guidelines. No snail mail couriers or phone calls please! Really. We mean it!
#querytip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Looking for an agent? Take a look at the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR) #querytip aaronline.org

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Genre and word count. Put them in your query. I don't know why you wouldn't. #querytip