Stop! Before sending that query, vet the agent. Read Writers Beware and follow @victoriastrauss = sfwa.org/other-resource… #pubtip

Want to avoid spelling errors? Read your query backwards. It's painful, but it works. #querytip #writetip

Anaiah Press Acquisitions Editor: Kara Leigh Miller #WishList #PubTip #AmEditing ow.ly/LiOM3

Don't send me a query and then another one three days later. Especially if it's the same query. #querytip

Ok authors, please don't lie about word counts in your queries b/c it's impossible to get away with it. Also don't lie in general. #querytip

Rejection is never fun, but don't lash out and burn bridges. Use it to fuel your determination to do better next time. #pubtip

The hook in your query letter needs to be the best of the best. Read my advice here: bit.ly/VQsHRA #querytip

If I respond to your query and you don't answer in a timely fashion chances are I'll forget you. I'm busy working, not waiting. #querytip

I'm now completely caught up on queries! If you haven't heard back from me, I didn't receive it. #querytip

Survey Results: What authors really think of publishers. (Turns out they generally love their agents!) agenthunter.co.uk/blog/363/ #pubtip

I'm sharing tips for writing a fabulous book proposal here: community.harlequin.com/showthread.php… #blurb2Book #pubtip

If your work is way similar to more than three very popular hits, you might consider making changes to alleviate disappointment. #pubtip

#QueryTip = YES! "I look forward to hearing from you." NO! "I expect your answer this week."

Sending me your five pages pasted into the body of an email and *nothing else* is the perfect way to end up in the deleted club. #querytip

Q: What happens if your book gets cancelled or series doesn’t continue to get published? #pubtip bit.ly/1DBfHSR #MondayBlogs

#pubtip there's not much I can do with poetry, short stories, essays, and novellas. I imagine a fair number of agents are in the same boat.

A #querytip - I've noted I like books abt minority topics, yes. But if yr book isn't that, don't be weird and apologetic for it.

Anaiah Press Acquisitions Editor: Kara Leigh Miller #WishList #PubTip #AmEditing ow.ly/LiOJF

#Marketing can be fun, right? @Linhnguyenng #kidlit #pubtip MOMMY'S LITTLE WORDLINGS ow.ly/Lp8a8

Don't query me with a rhetorical question, because I always have an answer. "Would sacrifice your family to save the world?" Yes. #querytip