Gordon Warnock
@gordonwarnock
Literary Agent
Founding partner @FuseLiterary representing commercial and literary fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels. #VoteLibraries
12 MSWL
130 Tips

Good concept, horribly cliche execution. Every part of your manuscript must bring it, or it just won't work. #pubtip

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
195 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

Six technical things to check before sending your query letter: bit.ly/18GT1V7 #querytip

Alexandra Machinist
@amachinist
Literary Agent
Literary agent at ICM. Sybarite. Lefty (both kinds). Feminist. My patronus is a fox. Must have plot.
27 MSWL
60 Tips

Very very very few novels are "complete at 25,000 words". #pubtip

Beth Phelan
@beth_phelan
Literary Agent
she/her. mg & ya literary agent @galltzackerlit . founder 501c3 NPO @_DiverseVoices (#DVpit/#DVart, DVcon &more). closed to unsolicited submissions.
128 MSWL
125 AskAgent
27 Tips

Our #askTBA #askagent is tomorrow! From 4-5PM EST, we'll A your Q's. :P #amquerying #amwriting #querytip #pubtips

Mary C. Moore
@Mary_C_Moore
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
110 MSWL
42 AskAgent
222 Tips

How to deal with rejections: #writetip #querytip #Authors http://t.co/w1mL88lYlf

Stacey Donaghy
@DonaghyLiterary
Literary Agent
Literary Agent and Founder at Donaghy Literary Group. Be sure to review my #MSWL . Looking forward to reading your query.
23 MSWL
52 AskAgent
96 Tips

#querytip #writing #edits
Proof read your sub before sending. And I do mean your not you're as used incorrectly 5 x's in query #yikes

Patricia Nelson
@patricianels
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, representing YA & MG fiction (all genres), women's fiction & romance. She/her.
70 MSWL
2 Queries
94 Tips

And if you're persistent & talented, you'll hit on the right timing eventually. #fridaythoughts #querytip

Gordon Warnock
@gordonwarnock
Literary Agent
Founding partner @FuseLiterary representing commercial and literary fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels. #VoteLibraries
12 MSWL
130 Tips

Lots of NF queriers lately trying to spin a lack of platform as uniqueness and authenticity. That doesn't translate into sales. #querytip

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

#QueryTip = YES! "The heroine of my novel..." NO!" The heroin of my novel..."

Alex Slater
@abuckslater
Literary Agent
Literary agent @GreenburgerLit @GreenburgerKids . Black Lives Matter. he/him.
130 MSWL
32 AskAgent
55 Tips

Everybody says they want a manuscript with strong "voice." What does that actually mean? Credibility. Originality. Heart. #pubtip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

A synopsis is not a query. #querytip

Shana Asaro
@shana_asaro
Editor
Editor at Harlequin's Love Inspired imprint and mom. I love my dog, monkeys, cupcakes, HGTV, Starbucks, Gilmore Girls and weather disaster plots.
26 MSWL
55 Tips

What are each of our @LoveInspiredBks lines looking for? Read this to target your #Blurb2Book submission: bit.ly/1I7t93N #pubtip

Shana Asaro
@shana_asaro
Editor
Editor at Harlequin's Love Inspired imprint and mom. I love my dog, monkeys, cupcakes, HGTV, Starbucks, Gilmore Girls and weather disaster plots.
26 MSWL
55 Tips

Finalizing your #Blurb2Book blurb and first page? Read my post to make sure you put your best foot forward: bit.ly/1x8lxdK #pubtip

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

#QueryTip = YES! "Sex positive" NO! "No sexual content in my book at all because that's nasty, filthy stuff that shouldn't be in literature"

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
195 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

I’m going back to basics and breaking down book categories on the blog today. bit.ly/1BPUXm9 #publishing #querytip

Carly Watters
@carlywatters
Literary Agent
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
153 MSWL
229 AskAgent
334 Tips

ICYMI: "5 Things You Didn’t Know About Querying as a Debut Author" #QueryTip bit.ly/1EraFKA

McIntosh & Otis
@McIntoshAndOtis
Literary Agency
Full service literary agency.
1 MSWL
15 Tips

UPDATE:In conjunction with our move, we are now only accepting queries via carrier pigeon, smoke signal, or synchronized swimming. #querytip

Elana Roth Parker
@ElanaRoth
Literary Agent
Kidlit agent w/ @LDLiterary . @aalitagents communications committee. Avid quilter. Still not Elena. Open to queries. She/her.
103 MSWL
3 AskAgent
196 Tips

1st day of queries and this has already come up: If you are an illustrator, get yourself a website for goodness' sake! #pubtip

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

Did I catch you on that last one? BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY is commercial fiction, not shelved in Romance aisle. #tricky #QueryTip

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

#QueryTip = YES! "a romance novel like NOTHING BETWEEN US by Roni Loren." NO! "a romance novel like BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY"