Editor
Just a reminder that if your book is accepted, withdraw the submission from other publishers/agents ASAP. #pubtip
Literary Agent
An "exclusive" submission sent to dozens of agents, not BCCd
Citing a connection we don't have
In a genre I don't represent
THIS is what gets auto-deleted, friends. Don't stress about your small stuff. Follow directions, do a good job, do your homework. Query well. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Axe Slaughter @abuckslater
This video about GONE GIRL in particular highlights the work that goes into pacing and tension. Think of scenes the way you think of your chapters - end them with that jewel box click that drives home the point and progresses the story. #Pubtip pic.twitter.com/3VWagoAAqpHow you craft your chapters will affect everything about your book. Look at them individually. Could, say, ch. 12 stand on its own? Does it have a beg/mid/end? A rhythm? Most importantly: does it make your reader want to know more? #Pubtip
Literary Agent
Axe Slaughter @abuckslater
Repeat what OG @johnmcusick said a while back: these videos from @michaeltuckerla at LESSONS FROM THE SCREENPLAY provide excellent insights to screenwriters and novelists alike (been watching him for a while, along with @TheeNerdwriter, catch them both): youtu.be/CF3lFPW4E1oThis video about GONE GIRL in particular highlights the work that goes into pacing and tension. Think of scenes the way you think of your chapters - end them with that jewel box click that drives home the point and progresses the story. #Pubtip
Editor
New York Times Books @nytimesbooks
Stephen King says that Tana French's "extraordinary" new novel, "The Witch Elm," lands in the twilight zone between mystery/suspense and literature nyti.ms/2ILN2BSI just have to say that as an editor who often writes or revises copy, I really appreciate what @StephenKing says here about copy. Keep it simple, please! It's a teaser--not a synopsis! #engagethereader #pubtip
Literary Agent
Want to Create a Successful Book Launch? @DiAnnMills @BRMCWC #Pubtip #Promotion blueridgeconference.com/want-to-create…
Literary Agent
The Secret to Successful Author Events - The Business of Being a Writer #writing
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Editor
Authors: Always make sure the manuscript you're submitting is the most complete and polished version you have. No comments in the document, no Track Changes. (It happens more often than you think.) #pubtip
Literary Agent
Lynnette Novak @Lynnette_Novak
@MarisaNoelle77 I know writers often say you should nudge when you get full requests, but I prefer that you don't. If everyone did this, it would really fill up my box. A request is great, but it's not an offer. I won't move it up on my list to read unless there's an offer.This. #pubtip #amagenting #amquerying
Literary Agent
Writers, keep in mind that publishing is a very small world. Just as in any other business, our friends (and sometimes family & significant others) are coworkers, colleagues, and sometimes competitors. #pubtip
Literary Agent
I’m not saying these authors are doing that, but it happens. If you notify agents of your offer & they pass, don’t take that to mean the agent who offered is wrong, & that your project sucks. It could be as simple as a timing issue. 6/6 #amagenting #pubtip #amquerying
Literary Agent
I might have offered on these projects but can’t keep 'em all. Keep this in mind when U get an offer. Only nudge agents if you’re prepared to take the offer. Don’t use it as a tool to get agents to read quickly. You might not like the results. 5/6 #amagenting #pubtip #amquerying
Literary Agent
That’s not the case here. I don’t have the luxury of reading these projects & sitting on them while I decide if I’m in love or “in like.” To be real, I won’t have time to read 5 projects & get my client work done in such a short time frame. 4/6 #amagenting #pubtip #amquerying
Literary Agent
While that’s exciting, because I have 5 gems in my pile, it’s also frustrating. Even if I love them, I can’t offer on all 5 at once. Normally, if there weren’t offers, I would have the time to space out my offers (assuming I love them). 3/6 #amagenting #pubtip #amquerying
Literary Agent
Lynnette Novak @Lynnette_Novak
In the publishing industry, you hear a lot about how “timing is everything.” Here’s an example of how timing could affect whether or not you get an offer of rep from an agent. 1/6 #amagenting #pubtip #amqueryingThere’s something special about October 10, 2018. I’m not sure what it is, but I know there has to be something. Over the past week & a half, FIVE authors have told me they’ve received offers of representation and need an answer by October 10. 2/6 #amagenting #pubtip #amquerying
Literary Agent
Lucienne Diver @LucienneDiver
Things not to do to an agent:-ignore guidelines
-mail something to their home office address using their personal rather than business name (how was this even located? very concerned now)
-insult the agent in the query letter with a line you would CLEARLY not include in a note to a male agent
-send something that's already been published (self-published is already published) #pubtip
Literary Agent
Michelle Is Up to Something Hauck @Michelle4Laughs
Looking for an editorial type of agent? Unsure about comps? Check out my agent interviews, like this one with @Lynnette_Novak michelle4laughs.com/2018/09/query-… #amwriting #amqueryingAuthor Michelle Hauck interviewed me. Check it out! #amagenting #pubtip
Literary Agent
Writing is hard. Revisions are hard. Rejections are hard. But, you can do this. Because YOU are STRONG. #writers #amwriting #pubtip
Literary Agent
Great #pubtip from last week's #KTLitRetreat18 =
If you're reading an excerpt from your book at bookstore, library, school, launch party, etc., end the reading on a cliffhanger.
#excerpt
#surprise
Literary Agent
16 hours of flying means I got lots of reading in. I’m up to 45 books (not for work) this year & every book has improved my agent skills. If you’re not reading, you shouldn’t be writing (or agenting). #amwriting #pubtip