Don't insult *insert any genre of book* in your query. I probably read said genre, may even represent it. Nix the negativity. #querytip

#querytip Stop killing parents, too many queries with accidents resulting in parental death. There are better ways to build tension/conflict

#querytip Don't waste your time querying an agent with a genre that they do not rep. #Instapass. Visit websites before querying.

#querytip Do not write nasty replies when declined. Yes it's upsetting, butAgents have signed writers even after turning down their 1st ms.

Don't start a story with the weather. It worked once. In the 1800s. Barely. #writingtips #querytip

When you send your full, make sure it's titled with novel title and last name so I don't lose who it belongs to. #askagent #querytip

No need 2 ask agents what they rep. Check their site ow.ly/Kk3aA & ow.ly/Kk3cD & ow.ly/Kk3e3 #pubtip

Guys, #querytip: please don't send short, cryptic, demanding emails that reference vague ideas for books. Write the book first.

In your query letter, you don't have to assume that the agent will read it at a specific time or day. They likely won't. #querytip

Finish that First Draft! buff.ly/1DCmpcA By @wendyorr via #ChaBooCha #writingtip #pubtip

A msg for 1st time #authors: rock your no sales record. It's easier to establish than rehabilitate a bad sales record. @amwriting #pubtip

I posted some unusual querying advice on the blog this morning: bit.ly/18GT1V7 #querytip

Keep in mind when we talk about suspense in #LoveInspiredSuspense, we mean danger to the hero & heroine from a villain. #pubtip #Blurb2Book

If I'm undecided whether I want to ask for the full or even offer rep, a good writer website will make my decision yes. #askagent #querytip

You can't copyright titles. @MNBookPub #pubtip

It's perfectly fine that you submit to several agents, but if you customize a query to me, make sure you use my info. #querytip

For @bostwickAM, it's routine that keeps her typewriter clickety-clacking -- and making sure her cat is fed #pubtip fieryseas.com/2015/03/06/ord…

Avoid overusing images, e.g. "The rain fell in sheets, and waking up, I pulled my own sheets over my head." This weakens your prose. #pubtip

Please don't send your query 3 times within an hour. But you lovely people probably know that. This person, however, did not. #querytip

Writers ~ you do not need to pay an intermediary for an "introduction" to a legitimate literary agent. Ck guidelines & send a Q. #pubtip