Here's my best #pubtip advice for debuts in one neat package...

What sets your story apart from others? If you can't tell me, I can't tell the world. #AgentLife #PubTip

Three Of The Best (profitable!) Moments for an author =
- going to reprint
- earning out advance
- subrights deals
#agenting #pubtip

Not for me: books about a hapless hero who meets a godlike being who tells him the Truth of how the Universe Works. #pubtip

#pubtip = Read Widely.

Tips for being a happy author #pubtip

In early September I'm going to do a live #pubtip/#askagent Q&A over on my own IG feed, follow along here: instagram.com/p/BYGMWUBBVN0/

Spread kindness #pubtip = did you spot your book face-out in a bookstore? Send your publisher (especially the sales reps!) a thank you!!

Great post and #pubtip!

Query #pubtip = read original query for AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS (with my notes in it) as an example of success! writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

If I can't understand what is going on, a child won't...(mostly). #pubtip #writingtip

See it too often in submissions = awkward and not effective. #pubtip

ICYMI last year, here's my hour long podcast interview for Writer's Market with heaps of advice: shar.es/1SWgMW #pubtip

Craft #pubtip = avoid scenes of your protagonist looking at self in a mirror to tell the reader what they look like.

Writers, a valuable read re: decoding rejections. #pubtip

Money #pubtip = part of my job is strategizing profit. Three branches of the profit tree = advance, royalties, subsidiary rights deals.

I wish I could eradicate vague threats and vague threatening notes from romantic suspense. They're not believable. Just don't. #pubtip

Young adult #pubtip = check those opening pages! Try to start your YA novel with teens talking to teens; not adults talking to adults.

Just like action movies need a climactic fight scene, romance novels need an emotional black moment. Build to a breaking point. #pubtip

#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…