View @Michrichter1's submission guidelines here: forewordliterary.com/foreword/miche… #querytip

#querytip @Michrichter1 has a soft spot for stories in and about Boston/Massachusetts, Ireland, and Russia

Send @Michrichter1 non-fiction: fashion, film, television, science, medicine, sociology/social trends, & economics #querytip

Send @Michrichter1 fiction: book club reads, literary fiction, women’s commercial fiction, thrillers & mysteries #querytip

MT @MsMariaVicente: Q12. Good: Intriguing title & great author bio. Bad: Way too many spelling & grammar mistakes. #InboxInsights #querytip

Writers - it's not ok to borrow elements (characters, etc.)from other writers' works without permission. #pubtip

If you've sent a partial ms, and an agent requests a full, the rest of your book should already be written. #pubtip #querytip

#PubTip - If you part ways with an agent to look for new representation for a manuscript that agent already shopped, please disclose this.

Are you a writer? Want some free help with wording your pitch? Head over to JessicaSchmeidler.com. Have fun! #amwriting #pubtip

#querytip The query is about a book, so please stop raving about the movie you imagine it would become! Or, query a movie agent.

Don't talk bad about agents and/or the publishing industry. My bosses are AGENTS and I'm in the INDUSTRY (u want to be in it too). #querytip

There's no reason to send an author photo with your query. It's pointless. Unless you're a real satyr. Then I'm interested. #querytip

"In a few days, you'll receive the next in a series of e-queries to introduce my book…" Don't do this. One query letter, please. #pubtip

Looking for #pubtip and #querytip? Check out the query/submitting/publishing questions buff.ly/1iXleWU @MsMariaVicente has answered. 

Words to avoid when addressing a query: “Hi”, “Hey”, “To Whom it May Concern”, “Dear Editor/Agent”. Use “Dear (Agent/Editor name)” #querytip

#querytip if you're going to include a synopsis with your query, keep it to a page, max. I won't read it if it's any longer

All writers should have a list like this. #querytip MT @MusingStar: Everyone should know what they want in an agent. bit.ly/1mcOonI

Example of a GREAT first sentence: "Dear Sara, I'd like to submit my completed 80,000 word young adult novel." #queries #pubtip

When querying, KNOW what genre your book fits into! You might think it's difficult to determine, but it's not. #querytip

"Stop what you are doing and request my book - it's the best thing you'll see all year." = don't do this. Just sayin' #agenting #pubtip