Literary Agent
Literary Agent
ICYMI last year, here's my hour long podcast interview for Writer's Market with heaps of advice: shar.es/1SWgMW #pubtip
Literary Agent
Craft #pubtip = avoid scenes of your protagonist looking at self in a mirror to tell the reader what they look like.
Editor
HollowayLiterary @HollowayLit
So you've received a rejection. What's next? ow.ly/H4D030ernDJWriters, a valuable read re: decoding rejections. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Money #pubtip = part of my job is strategizing profit. Three branches of the profit tree = advance, royalties, subsidiary rights deals.
Editor
I wish I could eradicate vague threats and vague threatening notes from romantic suspense. They're not believable. Just don't. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Young adult #pubtip = check those opening pages! Try to start your YA novel with teens talking to teens; not adults talking to adults.
Editor
Just like action movies need a climactic fight scene, romance novels need an emotional black moment. Build to a breaking point. #pubtip
Literary Agent
#Pubtip = an example of successful opening pages!! Excerpt from A RED PEACE by @Spencimus (8/22 debut SF from TOR) barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fa…
Editor
What not to say in your query letter. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Monday morning craft #pubtip = notice your use of "ponder" "wonder" "remember" in opening pages and trim them out!
Literary Agent
Ok #pubtip, if you do webinar or class that comes with a critique make sure to apply the notes from the class to your query.
Editor
Since submissions are sent electronically, there's no good reason for single spacing. Save editors' eyes. Double space. #pubtip
Literary Agent
If you don't know the difference between SF and F you are not ready to Q. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Did I make a mistake by rejecting a query that started like this? #querytip #pubtip #agentlife
Literary Agent
If you open your book w/ a description of a landscape, infuse it w/ the voice of your protag, or else it will be flat & meaningless. #pubtip
Literary Agent
There is no market for book IDEAS, so don't Q them! #pubtip
Publisher
Editor @KaraLeighMille1 gives pointers on how to write a query letter. #WritingTip #WritersChat #PubTip #TuesdayTip ow.ly/nTcZ30e9Eei
Literary Agent
Clever gimmicks and tongue-in-cheek self-deprecation rarely work in a query; focus on a compact and compelling pitch for your book. #pubtip
Literary Agent
DECEMBIRD @printrunpodcast
New epi! Kakutani and modern book reviews, that dumb Comey memoir, and Ayn Rand snitching on the commiessoundcloud.com/printrunpodcas…
Also included:
—Laura's Hot Takes on wine
—An entirely not-facetious #pubtip