#QueryTip: Say why you think this book is right for me, @laniebird5, or our program in general. It makes us want to work with you!

Smart post by @Janet_Reid of @FinePrintLit on why personalizing queries is a waste of time jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2014/12/rant-p… #querytip #pubtip #writers

You should own a copy of STORY by Robert McKee. That is all. #querytip #writetip

Some agents take on self-pubbed books, others don't. Most often an agent's job is to find previously unpublished work a home. #querytip

Our agent @Mary_C_Moore shares her thoughts on rejection and publishing: kimberleycameron.blogspot.com/2014/12/reject… #askagent #querytip ow.ly/i/7YW14

Thoughts on rejection and publishing: kimberleycameron.blogspot.com/2014/12/reject… #askagent #pubtip #querytip #amwriting http://t.co/tpwSgJaJrV

An editor or agent's vision for your ms is an educated opinion. Rejection doesn't mean it's horribly written. #askagent #querytip

Don't use offensive language in your novel's first line. If I don't know the characters yet, the author is the insulting speaker. #pubtip

A query is not a synopsis. A synopsis is not a query. Don't explain your ms to us. A query is meant to hook us. #querytip

#pubtip If you want a personalized response from an editor or agent, consider using your full name so we don't write, Dear Author.

Don't submit an ms to publishers & agents at the same time. Trying to sell to publishers yourself defeats the purpose of an agent. #querytip

Timing, unfortunately, *does* matter. #pubtip

The DEFINITIVE guide. "Start Here: How to Get Your Book Published" janefriedman.com/2012/01/28/sta… via @JaneFriedman #amwriting #pubtip

#querytip most agencies are in the process of shutting things down for the year; might be wise to hold off on submitting your MS until 2015

I never want to see the word "trafficking" in a query. Drug or human. Just a matter of taste. #querytip

Also 'I have written a fiction novel' won't work either unless you are Truman Capote...
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"The title of my book is called" is not a phrase designed to get a literary agent to pay attention to your excellent writing!
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Retweeting a bunch of @notjustanyboggs #querylunch from today. You should follow her if you aren't, so you get ALL her #querytip tweets!

A catchy title helps. My favorite -- and I'll always remember this book because of its title -- is "ASSHOLES: A THEORY". #querytip #Writetip

Your novel isnt "fictional". A novel is fiction by nature. We don't say "female woman" or "male man", so don't say fiction novel. #querytip