An hour is not a sufficient amount of time to give before you demand a response to your query. #querytip #thisreallyhappens

If you’re getting ready to query literary agents, MAKE SURE you know your genre: bit.ly/1qpFwLh #querytip

Anecdotes. An-ec-dotes. However, if your life truly is filled with antidotes, I'd probably want to read your memoir. #proofread #pubtip

#querytip Detail gives us the flavor of the project, but too much gets us confused

Writing a query is a skill. Learn. How. To. Write. One. It's best to do this before querying, not after receiving 75 rejections. #querytip

Never ever ever ever EVER send an eblast query. We can see all those CC's. We can spot when we're a BCC. Just don't. Automatic no. #querytip

CC'ing me and 50 other agents is not how you query agents. Or anyone. Stop it. #querytip

Don't tell me how you wrote your novel. Tell me about your novel. #fiction #querytip

"To interested parties" immediately makes me disinterested. Don't just seek an agent. Seek the right agent for you. #querytip

If you want to write for @LoveInspiredBks, now is your chance. Here is the hub for all things #Blurb2Book. community.harlequin.com/forumdisplay.p… #pubtip

When you query, be sure you know your audience/genre. Do your research. Especially if audience is younger readers. #querytip

Writing your query as your protagonist and never mentioning your genre is a great recipe for WTF. #querytip

How to query literary agents with a nonfiction project: bit.ly/1C0FUJo #querytip #publishing

So many misspellings of my name. If I've received your query, you've at least been able to do it once. Proofread before you send. #querytip

However you feel about Amzn, review your favorite books. @goodreads too. Active support for authors = increased discoverability. #pubtip

YES! "I wrote the book I wanted to read..." NO! "because there's nothing good on the shelves." #queries #pubtip

#Querytip please narrow the genre down it cannot be all things in all categories. If it is #epicfail

#querytip there is a difference between porn and erotic romance. If you're unclear look it up before querying. #please

It's difficult to remain optimistic when the 6th word of a submission is a typo. #AgentLife #pubtip

Just like you wouldn't bake bread without flour, you should get the mechanics down before you write a book #pubtip