Editor
Rejection Reason #1: Poor #writing: bad grammar, bad sentence structure, bad flow. #WritersRoad #Writetip #Pubtip
Literary Agent
#pubtip: When an agent offers you representation, ask for references not only from their published clients but from their clients for whom they’ve yet to make book deals. Those clients’ experiences compared to the others’ will speak volumes about the agent’s character.
Literary Agent
A Final Note from @NovelRocket #writing #pubtip bit.ly/2GsH1MK
Literary Agent
Joy McCullough @JMCwrites
PEP TALK THREAD!!! Today I’m thinking about writers who’ve gotten agents but haven’t sold a book yet. It’s so hard to reach that one huge milestone but then realize the book deal isn’t a given. You’re SO CLOSE and yet…This thread! #pubtip #amquerying #amwriting
Literary Agent
Thanks, @WritersDigest for a fun interview! We talk the #WritersLife, how to #GetPublished, the current state of the #BookMarket, a favorite #WritingTip of mine, and of course a #pubtip or two! bit.ly/2IjYx1Z #askagent #Publishing #WriteChat
Literary Agent
Writers. When we suggest your debut be under 100k, it’s not an arbitrary rule. Publishing is a business with a bottom line. A debut is a financial gamble. Books over 100k cost more to print, store, ship, thus a publisher will be less willing to gamble on your 180k tomb. #pubtip
Literary Agent
In this video, find the details of my EPIC #Giveaway: Query critique, First 15 pages critique, a half hour phone call with me, 5 #Teamtriada books...just follow the instructions. Good luck!!!😎 #amwriting #AmEditing #writerslife #askagent #amquerying #agentlife #PubTip
Literary Agency
Literary Agent
If you’re looking for representation, make your contact info easily accessible! #Pubtip #agentstalker
Literary Agent
One thing NOT to do when querying is "I see you have an interest in X. While my book doesn't have that, it does have [something only tangentially related to X]"
#pubtip
Literary Agent
Please don't feel that you have to start your query letter by flattering me. Really, don't! Just tell me what your book is about. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Julie C. Dao @jules_writes
I don’t have much to add to the debut conversation because many wiser authors have spoken. But I’ve spoken to many friends with whom I debuted and we all agreed that the most important thing for mental health and longevity seems to be to recalibrate your definition of success.Writers...this is a wonderful thread. Must read. #pubtip
Literary Agent
#PubTip = be smarter about buy links on your author website!
"booksellers at the forum expressed frustration with authors and publishers who insist on featuring Amazon links first, even when they are trying to promote events at independent bookstores" = shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?iss…
Literary Agent
Please don’t open your query with a comment about my appearance. Even if you have good intentions it ALWAYS comes across a bit creepy. It’s just not very professional. #pubtip
Literary Agent
✒️Natasha Raulerson @RaulersonWrites
Find your crazy writer tribe. If you write alone, you might fall down a deep, dark well of self-doubt with no one to help pull you out. Sure you can do it yourself, but it's so much better to have a tribe to support you--and for you to support in return. #amwriting #ameditingTRUTH! #amwriting #pubtip #writerslife
Literary Agent
If a small publisher requires you to commit to buying copies of your own book--or any book--when you sign a contract, walk away. You shouldn't have to pay them to publish your books--they pay you.
They.
Pay.
You.
#pubtip
Literary Agent
Mandy Hubbard @MandyHubbard
I tell my clients that they all have a stash of "diva chips." Chips they can cash in when something is really important to them and they want to fight for it. But if they're out of chips and they keep doing it, they've entered diva territory. twitter.com/AlyssaJennette…Terrific publishing real talk from @MandyHubbard. Authors take note! #pubtip
Literary Agent
This text from a good friend who hopes to be a debut author says it all...and my reply is, no it doesn’t get easier, but it gets more and more worth it! Persevere, writers. And know you’re not alone in the difficulty. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Penny Moore @precociouspenny
One thing I’d like conference organizers to keep in mind when inviting PoC agents to do query critiques is that we are agents and not sensitivity readers. Too many times I’ve seen PoC agents given manuscripts by white writers with troublesome representation to critique. #pubtipWe are not meant to be shields for misinformed writers and if you want a PoC agent to double their services in providing a manuscript critique and a sensitivity read, then they should be compensated accordingly. #pubtip