Emily Rodmell
@EmilyRodmell
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins / Harlequin Love Inspired Books. Lives for sunny days & city life. Instagram: NYC_Editor_Life, Facebook: Emily Rodmell, Editor
78 MSWL
140 Tips

PSA: Don't use a funky font for your manuscript. Keep it simple and easy on the eyes for maximum impact. #pubtip

Anaiah Press
@anaiahpress
Publisher
Anaiah Press is a Christian digital-first publisher that provides inspirational fiction for all ages. blog: bit.ly/2pmIkzE
63 MSWL
1 AskAgent
60 Tips
Jennie Goloboy
@JennieGoloboy
Literary Agent
Literary Agent, DMLA. Charleston and the Emergence of Middle-Class Culture in the Revolutionary Era @ugapress '16, Obviously, Aliens @qospress '21. #vp20
87 MSWL
42 Tips

#pubtip: I don't represent screenplays.

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

What's your PERSONALITY? Biggest pro to indie/hybrid is the control but own-your-own-business isn't the right strategy for all. #pubtip 5/5

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

How QUICKLY do you write? 3 books per year works for verrrrrry few authors - plan an author career based on YOUR writing style. #pubtip 4/5

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

What is your BACKLIST? Are you a debut or an established author? Strategy changes over the course of an author career. #pubtip 3/5

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

In what GENRE do you write? Profit strategy for a romance author is vastly different than that for a middle grade author, etc. #pubtip 2/5

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

4 tips for vetting advice for your OWN personal author career...

#pubtip
1/5

Jess Dallow
@jldallow
Literary Agent
new yorker. associate literary agent at @browerliterary & cat sitter. she/her. opinions & tweets are my own. 💗💜💙
142 MSWL
26 AskAgent
9 Tips

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

Jennie Goloboy
@JennieGoloboy
Literary Agent
Literary Agent, DMLA. Charleston and the Emergence of Middle-Class Culture in the Revolutionary Era @ugapress '16, Obviously, Aliens @qospress '21. #vp20
87 MSWL
42 Tips

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

Emily Rodmell
@EmilyRodmell
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins / Harlequin Love Inspired Books. Lives for sunny days & city life. Instagram: NYC_Editor_Life, Facebook: Emily Rodmell, Editor
78 MSWL
140 Tips

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

Katie Shea Boutillier
@AgentShea
Literary Agent
VP/Rights Director & Lit Agent w/ DMLA, specializing in commercial adult fiction & young adult. Open to queries as of 8/15/23 Query email: ksbqueries@gmail.com
17 MSWL
62 Tips

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

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

Anaiah Press
@anaiahpress
Publisher
Anaiah Press is a Christian digital-first publisher that provides inspirational fiction for all ages. blog: bit.ly/2pmIkzE
63 MSWL
1 AskAgent
60 Tips
Mary C. Moore
@Mary_C_Moore
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
110 MSWL
42 AskAgent
222 Tips

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

Gordon Warnock
@gordonwarnock
Literary Agent
Founding partner @FuseLiterary representing commercial and literary fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels. #VoteLibraries
12 MSWL
130 Tips
Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

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

that is all. :)

Jennie Goloboy
@JennieGoloboy
Literary Agent
Literary Agent, DMLA. Charleston and the Emergence of Middle-Class Culture in the Revolutionary Era @ugapress '16, Obviously, Aliens @qospress '21. #vp20
87 MSWL
42 Tips
Elana Roth Parker
@ElanaRoth
Literary Agent
Kidlit agent w/ @LDLiterary . @aalitagents communications committee. Avid quilter. Still not Elena. Open to queries. She/her.
103 MSWL
3 AskAgent
196 Tips
Nicole Fischer
@nicolefischer13
Editor
Senior Editor @ HarperCollins (AvonBooks/WilliamMorrow). CA girl in the big city. My bookshelf is 🔥. She/her. All opinions = mine.
10 MSWL
37 AskAgent
19 Tips

I've heard this twice in 1 week so FYI #authors... there's no "rule" about starting your romance novel with the heroine/her pov. #pubtip