If a manuscript is over 184k, it is way, way too long. #pubtip

I just had a prospective author write me, "I definitely poop (regularly)." #pubtip : I don't need to know this. #helpme

A series of dates on the pages does not make a manuscript a romance novel. A novel requires a strong plot and conflict. #pubtip

#writingtip #pubtip Don't fight with your storyline. If it's not coming to you naturally then you probably need to rethink.

Writers - Don't get caught up in talking AROUND your story. When you Q, talk about the story! Everything else is secondary. #pubtip

Editor @KaraLeighMille1 gives pointers on how to write a query letter. #WritingTip #WritersChat #PubTip ow.ly/nTcZ30e9Eei

Is Your Story Unique? - Slushpile Notes From A Literary Agent marycmoore.com/index.php/2017… #pubtip #writetip #askagent

Bid on me for #charity! FULL #manuscript or #bookproposal critique with potential bonuses :) ebay.com/itm/-/26320619…? #LiteraryAgent #pubtip

Author #pubtip = Keep. A. Copy. Of. Your. Publishing. Contract. (somewhere where you can find it)

that is all. :)

Is there anything you can put in a #query letter that will make me reject it? Read it and see! #Pubtip

100%. #pubtip

#pubtip #podcast with super agents @literaticat and our fearless leader @DaphneUn "agents vs schmagents" = jenniferlaughran.com/literaticast/e…

#pubtip = read the original query letter for AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS. Success story right here!! writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

#PubTip = teens in a YA novel set in 1992 shouldn't say "WTF" or "LOL." #oops #edit

Author monies rarely increase linearly. Budget wisely! It's common for money (advances, royalties, subrights) to bounce up and down. #pubtip

Craft #pubtip = "5 Things Being a Journalist Taught Me About Writing Fiction" - by @mikemartinez72 at @WritersDigest writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

And Alexa nailed it. When in doubt, query. Don't get caught up in minutiae. Look at agents' whole profiles and client lists. #MSWL #pubtip

Things that matter in a query letter and things that don't. #pubtip

#pubtip #reminder = if you self publish your book, you are the publisher and the e-tailer (amazon.com, etc) is the distributor.

LOVE this. #pubtip