Editor
A book could get rejected 99 times & find perfect home on submission 100. Take feedback & use it to improve book, but don't give up #pubtip
Literary Agent
Pub(lishing) Crawl @PubCrawlBlog
A New You—In Name Alone? @JulieEshbaugh hosts @swlittlefield on When to Adopt a Pen Name publishingcrawl.com/2017/07/24/a-n… #writingI get asked this question a lot without time to answer beyond "individual cases vary." This is a fantastic in-depth answer. #pubtip
Publisher
Just a reminder that @pandamoonpub is closing submissions until Spring 2018 on August 1st. #amwriting #pubtip #amreading
Editor
Know your own weasel words (words and phrases you repeat over and over) & do a search for them in your manuscript before you submit #pubtip
Literary Agent
Best cover #pubtip heard at recent editor meeting = "looking for covers to be evocative, not necessarily literal." #yes #marketing
Editor
Want to make your book extra juicy? Add a secret in there. Secret past, secret baby, secret marriage, secret crime, secret anything. #pubtip
Editor
Books get a sagging middle when there's not a good conflict to sustain them. If you struggle with this, strengthen your conflict. #pubtip
Literary Agent
jane Yolen @JaneYolen
On rejection: You only lose if you stop playing. You never get published if the mss. is in the drawer. Rewrite, make it better, send it out!Here's a great #pubtip courtesy of publishing legend @JaneYolen.
Literary Agent
Saba Sulaiman @agentsaba
.@jennromolini interviewed the best boss she ever had and you should read it b/c it is MENTORSHIP GOALS ♀️♀️♀️ levo.com/posts/i-interv… pic.twitter.com/RKkMnVCO0balso as an agent, these qualities apply to the best clients as well
(plus kindness
kindness is big for me)
#pubtip
Editor
Want your book to stand out? Make your conflict deeper than “former love hurt them in the past, so they can never love again.” #pubtip
Literary Agent
The latest The Write Shadow Times! paper.li/TheWriteShadow… Thanks to @AuthorJoeNBrown @MsAvaArmstrong @byharryconnolly #pubtip #amwriting
Editor
Learning how to write a good synopsis is almost as important as learning how to write a good book. It's a key tool to sell a story #pubtip
Editor
If your 1st chapter doesn't wow me, I may never get to ch. 2. Start w/ a bang or something intriguing rather than endless back story #pubtip
Literary Agent
A Basic Guide to Getting Permissions + Sample Permissions Letter janefriedman.com/sample-permiss… via @JaneFriedman #pubtip
Literary Agent
Should You Make a Book Available for Preorder? 14 Authors Weigh In. bit.ly/2sN8tsJ by @CarlynRobrtson #writetip #pubtip
Literary Agent
What Book Hooked You @bookhookpodcast
017 Author Blair Thornburgh brockshelley.com/017-author-bla… pic.twitter.com/QOKe1h9jbSEven if @ATallOrder weren't my client, I'd still urge every writer to listen to this for the insights on publishing. #pubtip #writetip
Literary Agent
The latest The Write Shadow Times! paper.li/TheWriteShadow… Thanks to @F_J_Thomas #ad #pubtip
Editor
Book opening clichés to avoid:
Character driving, flying, walking back to hometown.
Character waking up from a bad dream.
#pubtip
Literary Agent
The latest The Write Shadow Times! paper.li/TheWriteShadow… Thanks to @PetterSonic @clintonpope @AndyB0810 #ad #pubtip
Literary Agent
Why Submission Response Times Vary So Dramatically: A Literary Agent Breaks It Down marycmoore.com/index.php/2017… #askagent #pubtip