"Louis L’Amour received 200 rejections before Bantam took a chance on him. He is now their best ever selling author..." 0__0 #querytip

Rather than fill your query w/ social media links and info, your author site should direct us to your online presence. #askagent #querytip

What I Get Paid For My Novels: Or, Why I'm Not Quitting My Day Job kameronhurley.com/what-i-get-pai… via @@KameronHurley #authors #pubtip

It is a small world people. A small, small world. #pubtip #querytip #LIFETIP

Don't use a tiny font. Just don't. #querytip

I don't care how vital it is to your character backstory: if your query opens with a rape scene, 99.9% I will reject immediately. #querytip

So many epic fantasies start with descriptions of the weather or mid-battle. Avoiding these will help you stand out in my slush. #querytip

Dear Queriers: You do not need to like cats for me to like your manuscript. I mean it. #queries #pubtip

#querytip If I can't love your characters, I can't love your novel.

Dear Queriers: Please do not mark queries sent by post as "personal" to get my attention. Be decent, not manipulative. #queries #pubtip

Also, if your POV character is talking right to the reader and giving out backstory, your book prob. isn't for me. #querytip

Dirk wants to do X because of Y, but Bill doesn't want Dirk to do X, so Dirk must do Z to defeat Bill and accomplish X. #GMC #querytip

Know genre word counts. 38,000 words isn't a short story. 50,000 words isn't a Sci Fi novel. 300,000 words isn't a salable debut. #querytip

If you send your query from a moderated or restricted e-mail address, chances are you will never receive your response. #querytip

ICYMI: 6 Things "Overnight Success Stories" Have in Common & Why it's a Myth: ow.ly/I6Atg #pubtip

"What I'm Looking For" = my official KT Literary Agency post: ktliterary.com/2015/01/what-i… #pubtip #agenting

Oh my goodness this query is pages and pages long, please don't do this PLEASE #queriesqueries #querytip

Please don't query me with multiple books simultaneously. Pick the strongest one #querytip

Even if you have multiple mss ready, it's always better to pick just ONE to query to any given agent. Otherwise I get overwhelmed! #querytip

You don't *need* comp titles in a query, but when you do & they're perfect it can really crack a pitch open #pubtip