Query line to avoid: "I have no idea what I'm doing w/ this publishing thing" & similar self-deprecation. Fake it til you make it! #querytip

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Today on the blog: Manuscript Formatting & Submitting Sample Chapters bit.ly/1F77c1B #querytip #writerwednesday

Pitching outside the box: relentlesswriters.blogspot.com/2015/05/pitch-… via @KitaraLeMur #pubtip #querytip

Two most frequent mistakes in slush pile = not complete manuscript and manuscript in a genre I don't rep. These = auto rejection. #pubtip

Query Prickles: How To Write Your Novel Blurb via @Mary_C_Moore bit.ly/1FA3ECp #querytip #pubtip

Try to avoid grammatical errors in your title. #querytip

#querytip: don't overload on the buzzwords. Islam, Holocaust, cyber crime, Vatican, terrorist, cancer etc. in one query? I'm tired now.

It has to be said: exclusive queries are awfully nice... especially when stated in the subject line! #querytip #grateful

Even after your work is accepted, you can run afoul with issues: wp.me/p3iZ6g-uI #writerslife #amwriting #pubtip via @Rati_Mehrotra

7 Top Authors Talk Twitter Tips and Social Media's Effects on Literature j.mp/1E0m7GX #pubtip #authors #amwriting

Meet Acquisitions Editor Mollie Turbeville #writingtip #PubTip #Inspy ow.ly/LOzJa

#QueryTip = fantasy hook is NOT, "and they had many adventures." #true #queries

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#QueryTip example=RADIANT by @ksumnersmith is about a girl who sees ghosts + the ghost of a girl hunted for her power karinasumnersmith.com/novels/radiant/

#QueryTip = in epic fantasy show me the hook in addition to the world.

I'd like to motion that we officially ban Comic Sans from all professional emails. Okay? Can we agree on that for the good of all? #querytip

Your protagonist's name should probably stay the same throughout your novel. Especially in the query. #querytip

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It's easy to miss overused pet words & phrases in your ms so have your beta readers be on the look out for them. #amediting #pubtip