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

If you use the term "fiction novel" — you're not ready to query. Stop what you're doing and start researching. Hone your craft. #querytip

HENERY PRESS
@HeneryPress
Publisher
14 MSWL
5 Tips

June Subs Spree now OPEN. We’re looking for a Private Investigator #Mystery! #amediting #PubTip buff.ly/1CbGW2P @RWAKissofDeath

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

If you're querying an illustrated project, I want to see sample art. A link to a portfolio is better than unrequested attachments. #querytip

Jess Regel
@jessregel
Literary Agent
Founder of Helm Literary.
1 MSWL
18 Tips

Writers, looking for help crafting a hook or a dazzling first page? I'm teaching a class 6/30! #pubtip @WritersDigest bit.ly/1eo2La6

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

The five senses. They create a deeper POV. Use them. On the first page or so. Smell is the most powerful sense. #writetip #querytip

Carly Silver
@CarlyASilver
Editor
Writer, editor, historian, bespectacled legend. Byline in a publication near you
72 MSWL
27 Tips

Your cover letter should be about your book and perhaps a brief note about yourself. Don't make it an auto-biography. #pubtip

Carly Silver
@CarlyASilver
Editor
Writer, editor, historian, bespectacled legend. Byline in a publication near you
72 MSWL
27 Tips

Only submit your manuscript to places that publish your type of story. Sending a gory thriller to romance publishers - not good. #pubtip

Carly Silver
@CarlyASilver
Editor
Writer, editor, historian, bespectacled legend. Byline in a publication near you
72 MSWL
27 Tips

Just requested to read full manuscript. Submission took series tropes and made them fun, sexy, intriguing. Turn a trope on its head! #pubtip

Marlene Stringer
@MarleneStringer
Literary Agent
Literary Agent, pop culture follower, Opera lover, birder, early am beach walker, knitter, & my best work: Mom of four
19 MSWL
103 Tips

Writers ~ not a good idea to write your Qs from the POV of your protagonist. #pubtip

Carly Silver
@CarlyASilver
Editor
Writer, editor, historian, bespectacled legend. Byline in a publication near you
72 MSWL
27 Tips

On to next slush submission. Writer references #Seinfeld in first few pages. Hooked. #pubtip

Carly Silver
@CarlyASilver
Editor
Writer, editor, historian, bespectacled legend. Byline in a publication near you
72 MSWL
27 Tips

Of course, there's always the exception to the rule...but putting your manuscript in a different "person" than what we pub is hard. #pubtip

Carly Silver
@CarlyASilver
Editor
Writer, editor, historian, bespectacled legend. Byline in a publication near you
72 MSWL
27 Tips

If they seem to publish manuscripts only in the first- or third-person, then they might not love manuscripts in the alternate POV. #pubtip

Carly Silver
@CarlyASilver
Editor
Writer, editor, historian, bespectacled legend. Byline in a publication near you
72 MSWL
27 Tips

Slush reading this morning. Familiarize yourself with the series you're submitting to. Do they pub in first- or third-person? #pubtip

Melissa Edwards
@MelissaLaurenE
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @stonesongNYC . Lawyer. Lover of TV, movies, and books. Slow runner. Let Bartlet be Bartlet.
218 MSWL
10 Queries
58 Tips

#querytip: it's not #YA just because you say it is. Do some research!

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
Lisa Abellera
@LisaAbellera
Literary Agent
Literary agent w/@K_C_Associates, book designer, writer, VONA alum, Filipina/Pinay, and lover of all things books 📚🦄🧙🏽‍♂️🐲🧞‍♀️👾🤖💃🏽🕵️‍♀️👮🏽‍♀️✍🏾📚
102 MSWL
42 AskAgent
44 Tips

How to Submit Your Writing to Literary Magazines via @A_WritersStudio bit.ly/14GMo3P #amwriting #pubtip #litmag

Caitlin McDonald
@literallycait
Literary Agent
literary agent @MaassLitAgency for SFF, YA, & GN • she/her • queer • ADHD • intensely editorial 📚 #BLM #TransRightsAreHumanRights
69 MSWL
33 AskAgent
124 Queries
39 Tips

Recurring issue in queries: "No one has ever seen a ___"--In that case how do people know about it? Especially if it has a name! #querytip

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
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

Insulting writers in your query is, uh, uh, not how your career finds a way. #querytip #GetIt? #JurasicPark #IanMalcolm

Melissa Edwards
@MelissaLaurenE
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @stonesongNYC . Lawyer. Lover of TV, movies, and books. Slow runner. Let Bartlet be Bartlet.
218 MSWL
10 Queries
58 Tips

I'm fairly certain this #querytip is already out there, but let's end "or so he/she/they thought..." for good.