#QueryTip = YES! "fully edited." NO! "I edited it again so please delete the copy I sent last week and replace with this one."

This isn’t an April Fools. I’ve sworn off writing anything with demons for awhile. Everyone seems to be writing about demons. #querytip

#querytip: don't send #literaryagent query letter or bio or synopsis or sample pages as attachments! = instant delete without read

If you send a query to me, and query isn't part of the email address, you've sent it to the wrong place. #notaprilfools #QueryTip

If I've rejected your manuscript I will remember it when you send me a query a month later for the same manuscript. #querytip #queryfail

#querytip Just because your book takes place in the past, that doesn't necessarily mean it's right for an agent who reps historical fiction.

Motivation--what drives your characters? Make it personal. Make it emotionally powerful. Make it matter. #pubtip #writing

A guide to using comp titles effectively in your query letter: bit.ly/1EFNU4R #querytip

Spend less time telling me about the need for your self-help & more time telling me how you're fulfilling that need. #pubtip

PLEASE do not send query to 100+ agents in the same email. Happened recently & is not ending well for #writer. #amwriting #querytip #shame

Start with the book! Personal details can come later, but your book should shine first. #querytip

#QueryTip = YES! "Here is a short description of my book." NO! "Condensing a 400 pg book into a paragraph is dumb so here's a 5 page blurb."

Show me you know your shit, not you're shit. #querytip

Query letters are business letters. Be professional. Use proper grammar. #querytip

If you leave the "Fwd" in the subject line, it seems you aren't actually interested in me specifically to be your agent. #askagent #querytip

#querytip To authors submitting via snail mail, please try and keep your cat off the printer paper. Some of us are allergic.

Saw a movie based on Sheridan Le Fanu's CARMILLA. The film was meh, but I have a soft spot for Gothic literature, so I enjoyed it. #querytip

Got a query for a novel that could have a good hook, but the letter is incoherent. Passing. A little proofreading goes a long way. #querytip

Agents/editors are not service providers you can call up and hire. It is not our job to tell you how special you are (you're not). #querytip

It's usually not a good idea to attach a full ms to a query. Wait for the agent to ask for it, follow their submission guidelines. #querytip